[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) › c5.843 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.843 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.843 - **Language:** English ### [c5.843](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.843) KAUSĀMBĪ. The capital of Vatsa, near the junction of the Ganges and Jumna. An inscription found at Karra on the Ganges mentions that place as being situated in Kausāmbī-maṇḍala, the circle of Kausāmbī; but General Cunningham identifies the place with the village of Kosam, said to be still called Kosambi-nagar on the Jumna, about thirty miles above Allahabad. It is the scene of the drama Ratnāvalī. - [Previous: c5.842](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.842) - [Next: c5.844](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.844) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.843](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.843) · Pramāṇa