Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1298
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1298
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c19.1298
(1) Mālava or Mālavaka—a kingdom Mālava is included in the list of the sixteen *janapadas* Mālava was known for *bhogiya* or *bohiya* robbers, who resided in the range of the mountain and kidnapped people from Ujjeni.⁵⁰⁴ The bread-fruit (*panasa*) was unknown in this country,⁵⁰⁵ the pulse *masūra* was known here as *cavalaga*,⁵⁰⁶ and *maṇḍaga* (a thin rice-cake) was available in plenty in this country.⁵⁰⁷ People from Mālava were known for their harsh language.⁵⁰⁸ It is identified with Malwa. At the time of Rājā Bhoja, its capital was Dhārānagara. Its former capital was Avanti or Ujjeni.⁵⁰⁹