[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960) › c8.s3.173 # Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c8.s3.173 Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c8.s3.173 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s3.173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c8.s3.173) The Lāṭa country seems to be placed to the west of Avanti and to the north-west of Vaidarbha (Berar). The ancient Lāṭa country was the district between the Lower Mahī and the Tāptī; but sometimes it also extended beyond the Mahī. Bhṛgukachcha (Broach) and Navasārikā (Nausāri) belonged to this country. The \*Kāmasūtra\* (VI, 5, 26) commentary also locates Lāṭa to the west of Apara-Mālava, \*i.e.\* Western Malwa. - [Previous: c8.s3.172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c8.s3.172) - [Next: c8.s3.174](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c8.s3.174) - [Up: c8.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c8.s3) ## Cites (1) - [Kāmasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.kamasutra-school.vatsyayana.6.5.26) — Vātsyāyana Mallanāga, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c8.s3.173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c8.s3.173) · Pramāṇa