Vikrayasthana, Vikraya-sthāna, Vikraya-sthana: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Husain Shahi BengalVikrayasthāna (विक्रयस्थान) refers to “Bazar (land)” according to Śrīnātha Ācāryacūḍāmaṇi’s Vivāha-tattvārṇava.—Rural settlements [in medieval Bengal] contained, in addition to habitations, roads and paths, tanks with bathing ghāṭs which supplied water to the people, jungles serving the purpose of the pasture-land and canals forming a sort of drainage system for the village. [...] It is known from Śrīnātha Ācāryacūḍāmaṇi’s Vivāha-tattvārṇava that rural areas had [viz., Bazar/Bāzār (vikrayasthāna)][...]. Thus the disposition of land in rural settlements conformed, in many respects, to the needs of the people.
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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