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  • He was planning an offensive against the republics of Malla, Videha, Licchavi, Koliya and Vajji, all to the east of his kingdom, who had formed a defen­sive confederacy known collectively as “the Vajjians.”

    Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

  • Instead he went to the neighborhood of Vesall, the capital of the Videha re­public, to be initiated in the dhamma of Alara Kalama, who seems to have taught a form of Samkhya.

    Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

  • A few days later, the Buddha set out for Vesali, the capital of the republic of Videha on the northern bank of the Ganges.

    Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

  • Like the other republics of Malla, Koliya, Videha, Naya and Vajji to the east of the region,

    Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

  • It is sometimes associated with some really ancient ruins outside the village of Videha, which itself is associated with the intellectual achievements of a "Kuras empire" and is the center of ruins of another sort entirely.

    Water Sleeps Cook, Glen 1999

  • And, blessed be thou, he was followed by the auspicious Lakshmana -- that foremost of bowmen and his wife Sita, the princess of Videha and daughter of Janaka.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • But they that had gone towards the South did not make their appearance And they that came back represented to Rama, saying that although they had searched the whole earth with her belt of seas, yet they could not find either the princess of Videha or Ravana.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • And rising up from the ground, the blessed and famous princess of Videha, in the midst of those present spoke unto Rama of wide chest, these words, 'O prince, I impute no fault to thee, for thou art well acquainted with the behaviour that one should adopt towards both men and women.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • And the son of Pandu, sending forth expeditions from Videha, conquered the seven kings of the Kiratas living about the Indra mountain.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • And at that time the princess of Videha, that girl of beautiful hips, had her deep and compact bosom copiously drenched by her inauspicious tears shed ceaselessly.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

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