[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) › c5.591 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.591 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.591 - **Language:** English ### [c5.591](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.591) GAUDA, GAURA. The ancient name of Central Bengal; also the name of the capital of the country, the ruins of which city are still visible. The great northern nation of Brāhmans. See Brāhman. - [Previous: c5.590](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.590) - [Next: c5.592](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.592) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.591](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.591) · Pramāṇa