Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c5.s4.6
Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c5.s4.6
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c5.s4.6
7. Gandhārī—later on famous as Gandhāra; the Śatapatha and Aitareya Brāhmaṇas mention Nagnajit the Gandhāra, i.e. king of the Gandhāra, who is mentioned in the Pali literature as the king of Kaśmīra-Gandhāra with his capital at Takṣaśilā; post-Vedic tradition locates the Gandhāra in the Rawalpindi and Peshawar areas.
Linked texts (2)
- Aitareyabrāhmaṇa — Mahidāsa Aitareya, Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit