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# Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.188

Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.188

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Mattiyāvai (Mṛttikāvatī): Capital of Āriya country Dasaṇṇa.¹ Dasaṇṇa is Daśārṇa, i.e., East Malwa. Its capital was Vidisā, modern Besnagar near Bhilsa.² It is not known whether Mattiyāvai was the same.  
1. Praj. 37, SutSi. p. 123.  
2. SGAMI. p. 151.

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## Linked texts (2)

- [Sūyagaḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.2) — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
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