Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.957
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.957
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Mālava One of the sixteen *janapadas*¹ at the time of Mahāvīra. It is referred to as an Aṇāriya country.² The Mālava thieves used to kidnap children.³ It can be identified with modern Malwa.⁴
1. Bha. 554, UttCu. p. 22.
2. Praj. 37, Pras. 4, Su.Si. p. 123, VyaM. III. p. 122.
3. VyaBh. 4. 61, NisCu. II. p. 175, BraBh. 561, AvaCu. II. p. 283.
4. GDA. p. 121.
Cites (7)
- Sūyagaḍa — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
- Bṛhatkalpalaghubhāṣya — Saṅghadāsagaṇi Kṣamāśramaṇa, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit
- Uttarajjhayaṇacuṇṇi — Jinadāsagaṇi Mahattara, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit
- Pannavaṇā — Śyāmārya, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
- Viyāhapannatti — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
- Paṇhāvāgaraṇa — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
- Vyavahārabhāṣya — Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit