Janapada State in Ancient India

Abhira Ādi Agrawala Aitareya ancient India Anuśāsana army Arthaśāstra assembly associated Aśvamedha Atharvaveda Avanti Ayodhya Bāla belonging bharata Brahmacharya Brāhmaṇa Brahmaņas Buddha Buddhist literature capital century B. C. Chart Dharma digvijaya enemy epic find mention Gaņa Gandhāra geographical Greek City Hindu Polity Ibid important India as known Indian Janapadas Jana Janapada occupied Janapada period Jarasandha Jātakas Jayaswal Kalinga Kamboja Kautilya Kekaya king Kirāta known to Pāṇini Kosala Ksatriya Kuntala large number Magadha Mahā Mahābhārata Mahajanapadas Mallas Manu Manusmrti marriage Matsya Minister monarchy northern occupied the region occupied the territory pada Pallava Pañchālas Pāṇini Parva Paura political post-Janapada Pulinda Purāņas Purāņic Rāma Rāmāyaṇa recorded refers region round religious Ṛgveda river round about modern Sabhā Samgha Śānti seems social Śūdra survival territories round tribe Udyoga Uttara Kuru Vaiśya Vajjis Vamana Vana Vanga vanquished Varna varņas Vayu Vedic Videha VIII तु ये वा हि