[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c12.1537 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.1537 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.1537 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.1537](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1537) Kāragaṅgā.—A river in Ceylon. It was dammed between the hills with a great barrier by Parakkamabāhu I., and its waters were conveyed by a canal, the Ākāsagaṅgā, to form the Parakkamasamudda (\*q.v.\*).¹ Another canal, the Godāvarī, is mentioned as branching off from the Kāragaṅgā and flowing into the Parakkamasāgara.² - [Previous: v1.c12.1536](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1536) - [Next: v1.c12.1538](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1538) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1537](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1537) · Pramāṇa