Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3572
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.3572
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The country is mentioned with Avanti⁵ in the same way as Aṅga with Magadha, and its position in the list between Sūrasena and Avanti makes it probable that when the list was drawn up, its position was immediately to the north-west of Avanti. It is probable, in that case, that the Godāvarī settlement, in the Dakkhiṇāpatha, was a later colony.