[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) › v2.c36.5397 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.5397 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.5397 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.5397](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5397) Sovīra.—A country mentioned in the Mahāgovinda Sutta,¹ and again in the Āditta Jātaka.² In the time of King Reṇu, Bharata was king of Sovīra, and Roruka was its capital. Cunningham³ identifies Sovīra with Eder, a district in the province of Gujerat, at the head of the gulf of Cambay. The compound Sindhu-Sovīra⁴ suggests that Sovīra was situated between the Indus and the Jhelum. - [Previous: v2.c36.5396](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5396) - [Next: v2.c36.5398](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5398) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5397](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5397) · Pramāṇa