[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.c23.258 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.258 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c23.258 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c23.258](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.258) \*\*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. - [Previous: v1.c23.257](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.257) - [Next: v1.c23.259](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.259) - [Up: v1.c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.258](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.258) · Pramāṇa