Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s17.179
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v1.c5.s17.179
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Dahivāhaṇa (Dadhivāhana) King of Campa He was husband of Paumāvai(8) and father of Karakaṃḍu Once he went to a forest accompanied by his wife to fulfil her pregnancy longing They incidentally got separated there The king returned to the city whereas the queen reached Damtapura and took to asceticism There she gave birth to Karakaṃḍu who by chance became King of Kamcaṇapura the capital of Kaliṃga(1) Once he came in conflict with his own father Dahivāhaṇa but the clash was averted by Paumāvai who introduced them to each other Dahivāhaṇa, then renounced the world and handed over the kingdom to Karakaṃḍu.¹