མཛའ་བ། | Glossary of Terms

མཛའ་བ།

mdza’ ba

vātsya

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Vātsya

The Exemplary Tale of Śārdūlakarṇa

Vātsya

མཛའ་བ།

mdza’ ba

vātsya AS

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The people of a country in the north of the Indian subcontinent that had the ancient city of Kauśāmbī as its capital and was situated in the plains between the Ganges and Yamunā rivers before their confluence at present-day Prayagraj.

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AD

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AA

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RP

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RS

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