Miduvilalakshetra, Miduvilālakṣetra, Miduvilala-kshetra: 1 definition

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Miduvilalakshetra means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions

Miduvilālakṣetra (मिदुविलालक्षेत्र) or Miduvilāla is a place-name classified as a kṣetra and mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. 52. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The field Miduvilālakṣetra belonged to Miduvilāla.

The word Midu is a Prakritic form of Sanskrit Mṛdu which means soft, delicate or beautiful. Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo takes Vilāla, Birāla, Biḍāla, Bilāḍa and Bilāla as synonymous words meaning ‘a cat’. The whole sense of the name ‘Miduvilāla’ is not clear.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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