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शाकलद्वीप (zAkaladvIpa)

 
Mahabharata
English
Śākala(ḥ) dvīpa(ḥ), a country. § 279 (Arjuna): II, 26, 998 (in the north, conquered by Arjuna on his digvijaya). Cf. next.
Śākaladvīpa (= prec.). § 279 (Arjuna): II, 26, 999 (Śākaladvīpavāsāś ca saptadvīpeshu ye nṛpāḥ | Arjunasya ca sainyais tair vigrahas tumulo 'bhavat | sa tān api maheshvāsān vijigye, sc. Arjunaḥ).
पुराणम्
English
शाकलद्वीप / ŚĀKALADVĪPA. An ancient kingdom referred to in the Purāṇas. prativindhya, king of this kingdom was defeated by arjuna. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 32, Verse 14).