Geographical and Economic Studies in the Mahabharata: Upayana Parva c6.8

c6.8

There is no doubt that Kamboja was a very ancient country. As pointed out by Zimmer⁶⁹ in the Vamśa Brāhmaṇa,⁷⁰ Kamboja Aupamanyava is a pupil of Madragāra.⁷¹ This according to the authors of the *Vedic Index* point to a possible connection of the Madras or possibly Uttaramadras with the Kambojas who had probably Iranian as well as Indian affinities.⁷² No opinion has been expressed about their location.