[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.2164 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2164 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2164 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2164) PAUDANYA. An ancient city of Bhārata. The founder of this city was Aśmaka son of King Saudāsa. Pandits believe that the present city of Paithan on the northern banks of river Godāvarī was the old Paudanya. - [Previous: c8.2163](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2163) - [Next: c8.2165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2165) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2164) · Pramāṇa