[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1009 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1009 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1009 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1009](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1009) MADRA. Name of a country and people to the north-west of Hindustan. Its capital was Sakala, and the territory extended from the Biyās to the Chināb, or, according to others, as far as the Jhilam. - [Previous: c5.1008](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1008) - [Next: c5.1010](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1010) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1009](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1009) · Pramāṇa