Ekaprastha
Eka-prastha (एकप्रस्थ) is a town mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi and in Mahabharata.
Variants
Ekaprashtha (एकपृष्ठ) Mahabharata (VI.10.40),
Mention by Panini
Eka-prastha (एकप्रस्थ) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [1]
History
Sandhya Jain[2] writes....31. Ekaprastha (एकपृष्ठ) - Mentioned in the 'geography' (VI.10.40); of them, Ekacharana has been identified as a branch of Kiratas.
In Mahabharata
Ekaprashtha (एकपृष्ठ) is mentioned in Mahabharata (VI.10.40).
Bhisma Parva, Mahabharata/Book VI Chapter 10 describes geography and provinces of Bharatavarsha. Ekaprashtha is listed in verse (VI.10.40). [3]
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References
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.67
- ↑ Sandhya Jain: Adi Deo Arya Devata - A Panoramic View of Tribal-Hindu Cultural Interface, Rupa & Co, 7/16, Ansari Road Daryaganj, New Delhi, 2004, 130
- ↑ पाञ्चालाः कौशिकाश चैव एकपृष्ठा युगं धराः, सौधा मद्रा भुजिङ्गाश च काशयॊ ऽपरकाशयः (VI.10.40)