Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.561
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.561
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The people of Dakkhināvaha are characterised as dull It is said that people from Magadha were very clever and they understood a thing merely by signs, people from Kosala by seeing, people from Pañcāla by half hearing, and people from Dakkhināvaha understood nothing unless they were told explicitly.¹⁷⁷ The people from Daksināpatha put on dress quite unlike that of Uttarāvaha.¹⁷⁸ The blacksmiths and winesellers were despised in this country,¹⁷⁹ and unlike Uttarāvaha one was allowed to marry one's maternal uncle's daughter.¹⁸⁰ It is said that the barley-meal was difficult to get here in summer.¹⁸¹