Navyasi, Navyāsī: 1 definition

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Navyasi 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: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)

Navyāsī or Navyāsīviṣaya is name of a district (viṣaya) mentioned in the  “Senakapāṭ inscription of the time of Śivagupta Bālārjuna” (7th century A.D.). The Navyāsī-viṣaya, Vindhya and Varadā are mentioned in the praśasti portion. We are not in a position to locate Navyāsī although it may have been an area within or near about South Kosala. Whether Navyāsī has anything to do with Sanskrit navāśīti in the sense of an administrative unit consisting of 89 villages can hardly be determined.

This stone (mentioning Navyāsī) was found in the house of a Brāhmaṇa resident of Senakapāṭ. The object is to eulogise the construction of a Śiva temple and its dedication in favour of a Śaiva ascetic together with some plots of land.

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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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