Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s6.1
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s6.1
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Trade was carried on briskly by land routes (*thala*) as well as by water routes (*jala*) in ancient India. Ānandapura,¹ Mahurā² and Dasannapura³ are quoted as examples of *thalapattana* where trade was carried by land; Dīva,⁴ Kānanadīva⁵ and Purima⁶ that of *jalapattana* where trade was carried by water; and Bharuyakaccha and Tāmalittī⁷ that of *donamuha* where trade was carried by land as well as by water. The town where it was not possible to carry goods by land or water was known as *kabbaḍa* (a petty-town).⁸