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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.280

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.280

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c31.280](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.280)

The Macchā country lay to the south or south-west of Indraprastha and to the south of Sūrasena. Its capital was Virāṭanagara or Vairāṭ, so called because it was the city of King Virāṭa.⁴

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