Original Sanskrit names

[Vishal Agarwal]

Some more examples:

Lahore = Luvapura
Kasur (in E. Punjab) = KushAvati
Jammu = Jambu
Aligarh = Koil
Agroha = Agreya
Ahmadabad= KarnAvati
Bharucha = Bhrgukaccha
Ujjain = Ujjayani or Avantika
Patna = PAtaliputra
Sitapur = Naimisharanya
Gwalior = Lashkara
Jabalapur= JAvalipura
Ajmer = Ajayameru
Baramulla = VarAhamUla

Will post more if I recall later.

Regards

Vishal


----Original Message Follows----
From: Balaji Hebbar <bhebbar at EROLS.COM>
Subject: Original  Sanskrit  names
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 11:03:33 -0400

Would  any  knowledgable  Indologist  post  the  original  Sanskrit
names  for  at  least  the  major  cities  in  the  northern  part  of
the  sub-continent  whose  names  have  become  corrupted  over  time.
Let  me  give  you  a  few  examples.

1.  Peshawar    =  PuruShapura
2.  Multan      =  MUlasthAna
3.  Lucknow     =  LakShaNapuri
4.  Allahabad   =  MahAprayAga
5.  Jullundher  =  Jalandhara  (demon  husband  of  VRndA  in  the
SkAnda  PurANa)

Many  thanks  in  advance.
Regards,
B.N.Hebbar



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