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# Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.957

Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.957

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### [v2.c8.s2.957](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s2.957)

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.

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## Cites (7)

- [Sūyagaḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.2) — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
- [Bṛhatkalpalaghubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.cheda.2!bhasya) — Saṅghadāsagaṇi Kṣamāśramaṇa, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit
- [Uttarajjhayaṇacuṇṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.mula.2!curni) — Jinadāsagaṇi Mahattara, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit
- [Pannavaṇā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.upanga.4) — Śyāmārya, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
- [Viyāhapannatti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5) — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
- [Paṇhāvāgaraṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.10) — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
- [Vyavahārabhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.cheda.3!bhasya*kusumaprajna1996) — Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit

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