Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.258
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c23.258
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**Dasaṇṇa.**—A country in Central India. Rujā was once born as an ox there.¹ It was apparently a centre of the art of sword-making.² Erakaccha, a city in Dasaṇṇa, was the residence of the seṭṭhi Dhanapāla.³ The kings of Dasaṇṇa are called Dasaṇṇā. Dasaṇṇa is mentioned in the Mahāvastu⁴ as one of the sixteen mahājanapadas, and also in the Mahābhārata (ii. 5-10) and the Meghadūta (24-5). It is generally identified with Vidiśā or the Bhilsa region in the Central Provinces.