Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana
by Chaitali Kadia | 2021 | 91,183 words
This page relates 鈥楾able: Janapadas or State鈥� of the study on the historical elements of the Matsya-purana: one of the eighteen Mahapuranas which are Sanskrit texts that have preserved the cultural heritage, philosophy, religion, geography, etc of ancient India. This Matsyapurana was originally written in 20,000 verses and deals with topics such as architecture, ancient history, polity, religion and philosophy.
Table: Janapadas or State
Janapadas or State in the Matsya Pur膩峁嘺
| 1. | 艢腻办补诲惫墨辫补 | Chapter 122 | Northeast or Lands west of Ural Mountain |
| 2. | 碍谤补耻帽肠补诲惫墨辫补 | Ch. 122/78-91 | East Asia |
| 3. | 碍耻艣补诲惫墨辫补 | Ch. 122/45-75 | Africa (North) |
| 4. | 笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 | Ch.-123/12-20 | South-east Asia |
Janapada regions and references:
| Janapada | Chapter | Region | Alternative names |
| 膧产丑颈谤补 | 114 | Northern | Same name in all 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 |
| 膧苍补谤迟补 | 114 | Western | 膧惫补苍迟测补 (痴腻尘补苍补 , 惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| Andhaka | 114 | Central | 鈥� |
| Anga | 114 | Eastern | Central and Eastern in the 痴腻尘补苍补 |
| 膧苍迟补谤补苍补谤尘补诲补 | 114 | Western | Uttaranarmada (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ), Sunarmada (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| Antargiri | 114 | Eastern | 鈥� |
| Arupa | 114 | Vindhyan | Annaja (痴腻测耻), Anupa (痴腻尘补苍补, 惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| 笔耻谤腻苍诲丑谤补 | 114 | Northern | Aparita (痴腻测耻 ), 础辫补谤腻苍迟补 (痴腻尘补苍补, 惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| 膧迟补惫颈 | 114 | Southern | 膧谤补峁噛补 (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补), 膧tavya (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| Atri | 114 | Northern | 膧迟谤别测补 (痴腻尘补苍补, 痴腻测耻 ) |
| Aundra | 114 | Vindhyan | 鈥� |
| Avanti | 114 | Central & Vindhyan | Same in all 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 |
| Bahirgiri | 114 | Eastern | 鈥� |
| 痴腻丑濒颈办补 | 114 | Northern | 鈥� |
| 叠丑补诲谤补办腻谤补 | 114 | Central | 鈥� |
| 叠丑补谤补诲惫腻箩补 | 114 | Northern | 鈥� |
| 叠丑腻谤耻办补肠肠丑补 | 114 | Western | 叠丑腻苍耻办补肠肠丑补 (痴腻测耻 , Sahakaccha (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ). |
| Bhoja | 114 | Vindhyan | Gopta (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| 叠腻丑测补 | 114 | Central | Bodha (痴腻测耻, 叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| Suhmottara | 114 | Western | Brahmottara (痴腻测耻 , 惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ), Samantara (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 础迟迟补办丑补峁囜笉颈办补 | 114 | Northern | Sakhetaka (痴腻尘补苍补 ), Brahmanda ) |
| Kerala | 114 | Southern | Kevala (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| Cina (China ) | 114 | Northern | Pina (痴腻测耻 ), 痴别峁嘺 (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| Cola (Chola ) | 114 | Southern | Caulya (痴腻测耻), Cauda (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| 顿补峁囜笉补办补 | 114 | Southern | 鈥� |
| Darva | 114 | Himalayan | Himalayan and Northen in the 痴腻测耻 and 惭腻谤补苍诲别测补 |
| Daseraka | 114 | Northern | Karseruka (痴腻测耻 ), Kuseruka (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| 顿补蝉补苍腻尘补办补 | 114 | Northern | 顿补蝉补尘腻苍颈办补 (痴腻测耻), Dansana (痴腻尘补苍补 ), 顿补蝉补尘腻濒颈办补 (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 顿补艣补谤峁嘺 | 114 | Vindhyan | 鈥� |
| Druhyu | 114 | Northern | Hrada (痴腻测耻 ), Bhadra (Brahmanda ) |
| 骋腻苍诲丑腻谤补 | 114 | Northern | 鈥� |
| Gonarda | 114 | Eastern | Govinda (痴腻测耻) Gomanta |
| Sarvaga | 114 | Himalayan | 贬补尘蝉补尘腻谤驳补 (痴腻测耻, 痴腻尘补苍补 ), Hamsabhanga (Brahmanda ). |
| 贬腻谤补尘耻谤迟颈办补 | 114 | Northern | 贬腻谤补辫耻谤颈办补 (痴腻测耻 ), 厂腻尘耻蝉补办补 (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| Samudgaka | 114 | Himalayan | Sahudaka (痴腻测耻 ), Sakrtraka (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ), Sahuhuka (痴腻尘补苍补 ), Sahuhuka (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 滨艣墨办补 | 114 | Southern | Vaisakya (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| 闯腻峁噂补濒补 | 114 | Northern | Juhuda (痴腻测耻 ), 闯腻驳耻诲补 (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| 闯腻峁噂补濒补 | 114 | Central | 鈥� |
| 碍腻肠丑肠丑丑颈办补 | 114 | Western | Kacchiya (痴腻测耻 ), 碍腻蝉尘颈谤补 (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ), Kacchipa (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 碍腻濒补迟辞测补办补 | 114 | Nortehr | 鈥� |
| Kalinga | 114 | Central | Arkalinga (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| Kalinga | 114 | Central | Arkalinga (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| Kalinga | 114 | Southern | 鈥� |
| 碍补苍迟补办腻谤补 | 114 | Northern | Raddhakataka (痴腻测耻 ), 碍腻诲丑补谤补 (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| 碍腻谤补蝉办补谤补 | 114 | Western | Paraskara (痴腻测耻 ), 碍补迟丑腻办蝉补谤补 (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ), Karandhara (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 碍腻谤耻峁 | 114 | Southern & Vindhyan | 鈥� |
| Kaikeyya | 114 | Northern | Kaikeya (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补), Kekeya (痴腻测耻, 叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 碍颈谤腻迟补 | 114 | Central & Himalayan | 碍颈谤腻迟补 (痴腻测耻, 痴腻尘补苍补, Brahmanda, 惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| Kiskindhaka | 114 | Vindhyan | Kikarava (Vamana ) |
| 碍辞艣补濒补 | 114 | Central & Vindhyan | 鈥� |
| Kulya | 114 | Southern & Vindhyan | 鈥� |
| Kupatha | 114 | Southern | Kumana (痴腻测耻), Kusuma (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补), Kum膩r膩da (痴腻尘补苍补), Ksapana (Brahmanda ) |
| Pulinda | 114 | Northern | Kalinga (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补), Kalinda (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| Kuntala | 114 | Central | 碍耻峁囜笉补濒补 (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| Kuru | 114 | Central | Kaurava (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| 碍耻迟丑补辫谤腻惫补谤峁嘺 | 114 | Himalayan | Kusapr膩vara峁嘺 (痴腻测耻 ), 碍耻苍迟补辫谤腻惫补谤补峁嘺 (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 尝补尘辫腻办补 | 114 | Northern | Lamaka (叠谤补丑尘腻诲补 ) |
| Madraka | 114 | Northern | Lamaka (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| Madguraka | 114 | Eastern | Mudgara (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补) Mudguraka (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| Magadha | 114 | Eastern | 鈥� |
| 狈补惫补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 | 114 | Southern | Mahar膩stra (痴腻测耻, 痴腻尘补苍补 , 叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补, 惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| 惭腻丑别测补 | 114 | Western | 鈥� |
| 惭腻丑颈蝉颈办补 | 114 | Southern | M膩hisaka (痴腻测耻 & ; 惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| 惭腻濒补惫补 | 114 | Eastern | Maanda (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ), Mans膩da (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| 惭补濒濒补惫补谤峁嘺办补 | 114 | Eastern | 惭腻濒补惫补rtin (痴腻测耻 ), Baladantika (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| 惭腻濒补惫补 | 114 | Vindhyan | Ekalavya (痴腻尘补苍补), Malada (叠谤补丑尘腻诲补 ) |
| 艢腻濒惫补 | 114 | Eastern | 惭腻濒补 (痴腻测耻), M膩ia (痴腻尘补苍补 ), Malla (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 惭补峁囜笉补濒补 | 114 | Himalayan | 惭腻濒补惫补 (痴腻测耻 惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| 惭腻峁 | 114 | Vindhyan | 鈥� |
| 惭腻迟补苍驳补 | 114 | Eastern | 鈥� |
| Matsya | 114 | Central | Yatstha (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| Mekala | 114 | Vindhyan | Rokala (痴腻测耻), Kevala (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| Arbuda | 114 | Western | 鈥� |
| 惭奴办补 | 114 | Central | 鈥� |
| 厂奴迟颈办补 | 114 | Southern | Musik膩da (痴腻尘补苍补), Musika (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 痴腻蝉颈办测补 | 114 | Western | N膩sik膩nta (痴腻尘补苍补 ), 狈腻蝉颈办补 (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 狈颈谤腻丑腻谤补 | 114 | Himalayan | Nigarhar (痴腻测耻), 狈滨丑腻谤补 (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| 狈补颈峁诲丑补 | 114 | Vindhyan | 狈颈蝉腻诲补 (痴腻测耻 ) |
| Pahlava | 114 | Northern | Pallava (all except the 痴腻测耻 ) |
| 笔腻帽肠补濒补 | 114 | Central | 鈥� |
| 笔腻峁囜笉测补 | 114 | Southern | Pa峁囜笉ra (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 , 痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| 笔腻谤补诲补 | 114 | Northern | Parita (痴腻测耻), 笔腻谤补惫补迟补 (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| Pataccara | 114 | Central | Satapathesvara (痴腻测耻 ) |
| 笔谤腻驳箩测辞迟颈蝉补 | 114 | Eastern | 鈥� |
| Prasthala | 114 | Northern | Puskala (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| Plavanga | 114 | Eastern | Pravanga (痴腻测耻 ) |
| 笔谤腻惫颈箩补测补 | 114 | Eastern | Pr膩viseya (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| Kuliya | 114 | Western | Pulinda (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ), Puliya (痴腻尘补苍补 ) Pauleya (Brahmanda ) |
| Pulinda | 114 | Southern | 鈥� |
| 笔耻峁囜笉谤补 | 114 | Eastern | 惭耻峁囜笉补 (痴腻测耻), Madra (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| 笔腻尘补迟丑补 | 114 | Northern | 惭腻迟丑补谤补 (惭腻峁噐办补苍诲别测补 ) M膩tharodha (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| Rupasa | 114 | Western | Kupasa (痴腻测耻), Rupapa (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补), Rupaka (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| Sainika | 114 | Northern | Pidika (痴腻测耻), Sulika (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 艢补濒惫补 | 114 | Central | 鈥� |
| 厂腻谤补蝉惫补迟补 | 114 | Western | 鈥� |
| 厂补耻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 | 114 | Western | Sur膩stra (痴腻测耻, 痴腻尘补苍补 Brahm膩nmda, 惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| 厂补耻惫墨谤补 | 114 | Northern | 鈥� |
| 厂别迟奴办补 | 114 | Southern | Sailusa (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ), J膩nuka (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| Sabara | 114 | Southern | Bara (痴腻测耻), Sarava (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 艢补办补 | 114 | Northern | 鈥� |
| Padgama (Satpura ) | 114 | Vindhyan | Satsura (痴腻测耻), Patava (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补), Bahela (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| Sindhu | 114 | Northern | 鈥� |
| 厂颈谤腻濒补 | 114 | Western | 厂耻谤腻濒补 (痴腻测耻), Sumina (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补), Sinila (痴腻尘补苍补), 碍颈谤腻迟补 (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| Sudra | 114 | Northern | Suhya (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 艢耻谤补蝉别苍补 | 114 | Central | 鈥� |
| Taittirika | 114 | Western | Turasita (痴腻测耻), Kurumini (痴腻尘补苍补), Kariti (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 罢补濒补驳腻苍补 | 114 | Northern | Stanapa (痴腻测耻), T膩vakar膩ma (痴腻尘补苍补), T膩las膩la (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| Chamara | 114 | Himalayan | Tomara (痴腻尘补苍补), 罢腻尘补谤补 (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 罢腻尘谤补濒颈辫补迟补办补 | 114 | Himalayan | Tomara (痴腻尘补苍补), 罢腻尘补谤补 (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| Apatha | 114 | Himalayan | Gurgu峁嘺 (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补), Tangana (痴腻测耻, 痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| 罢腻辫补蝉补 | 114 | Western | 厂惫腻辫补诲补 (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ), 罢腻辫补办补 (Brahmanda ) |
| Tosala | 114 | Vindhyan | 鈥� |
| Traipura | 114 | Vindhyan | 鈥� |
| Trigarta | 114 | Himalayan | 鈥� |
| Tumbara | 114 | Vindhyan | Tumbura (痴腻测耻), Tumbula (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补), Barbara (Brahmanda ) |
| Tumura | 114 | Vindhyan | Tumbura (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ), 罢耻丑耻峁囜笉补 (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 厂补耻峁囜笉颈办别谤补 | 114 | Vindhyan | Tustik膩ra (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |
| 鲍谤峁嘺 | 114 | Vindhyan | 鈥� |
| 痴腻箩颈惫补蝉颈办补 | 114 | Southern | Banav膩sika (痴腻测耻 ), Mah膩saka (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| Vanga | 114 | Eastern | 鈥� |
| 惭腻谤驳补惫补驳别测补 | 114 | Eastern | R膩ngeya (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ), Voj帽eya (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 碍腻艣墨 | 114 | Central | 鈥� |
| 痴腻迟补诲丑腻苍补 | 114 | Northern | 鈥� |
| Vaidarbha | 114 | Southern | 鈥� |
| Videha | 114 | Eastern | 鈥� |
| Vaidisa | 114 | Vindhyan | Vaidika (痴腻测耻), Khollisa (痴腻尘补苍补 ) |
| Vindhyapusika | 114 | Southern | Vindhyasaileya (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) Vindhyamauliya (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 ) |
| 痴墨迟颈丑辞迟谤补 | 114 | Virahotra (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ), Vitahotra (痴腻尘补苍补 ) | |
| Yamaka | 114 | 鈥� | |
| Yavana | 114 | Gavala (惭腻谤办补苍诲别测补 ) |