Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.565

v2.c8.s2.565

1. Mahāvideha A region situated in the centre of Jambuddiva. It lies to the south of mount Nilavamta, to the north of mount Nisaha, to the east of the western Lavaṇa ocean and to the west of the eastern Lavaṇa ocean. It is shaped like a paryaṅka. It touches the Lavaṇa ocean on two sides.¹ It is 33684 1/4 yojanas broad² and 33767 7/9 yojanas long. Its jīvā (chord) touching the oceans on two sides, is one lakh yojanas and its dhanupiṭṭha (pertient arc) measures on both the sides somewhat more than 158113 1/4 yojanas. After the name of its presiding god Mahāvideha(2) this region is also called by the same name.