Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s7.316
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v1.c5.s7.316
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Kākavappa (Kākavarna) Another name of Jiyasattu(28) king of Pādaliputta He attacked the king of Ujjeni captured him and took possession of the territory There he grew black (kālaka) like a crow on account of oilmassage. That is why he is known as Kākavaṇṇa i.e. of the colour of crow. Once he was arrested at the Isitalāga pond of Tosali(1) by the king of that place¹