History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.141

v7.c90.141

¹³⁹⁸ ततः स्तवान्ते सुभीतः पृथु प्रादात्प्रजेश्वरः । अनूपदेशं सूताय मगधं मागधाय च ॥ तदा वै पृथिवीपालाः स्तूयन्ते सूतमागधै । आशीर्विद्भिः प्रबोध्यन्ते सूतमागधबन्दिभिः ॥ वायु 62. 147-148, ब्रह्माण्ड II 36 171-173. The आदिपर्व (59 112-113) refers to the gift of अनूप and मगध to सूत and मागध, ब्रह्मापु० 4 67 also does so. The Padma V 1. 31 says that Pṛthu made a present of the Sūta country to सूत. It is popular etymology to derive the name मागध from मगध अनूप means a watery or marsh country. Padma (II. 27 86-87) mentions other countries as gifts to सूत &c.