Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s17.31

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Dakkhināvaha ( Dakṣiṇāpatha ) Māhesaripurī city was established in the Dakkhināvaha region by queen Bhaddā(2) wife of king Payavai(1) of Poyanapura and mother of prince Ayala(6) There was an acute famine of twelve years duration when Vairasāmi toured this region ² Its people are characterised as dull ³ Blacksmiths and distillers of this region e treated contemptuously Costumes of the people of Dakkhināvaha differ from those of Uttarāvaha ⁵ Marriage with daughter of maternal uncle is permitted there In villages there were temples generally dedicated to Vānamamtara gods ⁷ Kakini was a copper-coin of that region Two Dakkhināvaha rupakas were equivalent to one Kañcipuri rupaka called nel ka and two nelakas to a Kusumanagara ( Pataliputra ) rupaka ⁹ Dakkhināvaha is referred to at some other places also ⁰ King Sampa had conquered the whole of Dakkh ināvaha which commenced from Ujjen and he made his reign suitable for the journey (vihara) of Jaina monks ¹ Dakkhināvaha can be identified with the southern half of India lying to the south of mount Veyaddha(2) ie the Vindhya mountain or river Narmda ²