Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s17.117
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v1.c5.s17.117
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Dasannapura (Daśārnapura) A city to the north-east of which Dasannakūḍa was situated¹ Its ruler was Dasannabhadda² A son of king Jiyasattu(23) of Ujjenī took to asceticism in this city³ It was also known as Elakaccha⁴ Dasannapura seems to be a name given to the capital of the Dasanna country just as Magahapura was for Rāyagiha in the later literature⁵ Historical as well as other literary evidences establish that Vidisā was its capital Vidisā is identified with modern Besnagar near Bhilsa situated on river Betwa