avisthal mahabharat, udyogaparv[1] mean ullikhit un paanch sthanoan mean se ek tha, jise kunti putr yudhishthir ne duryodhan se paandavoan ke lie maanga tha.
- yudhishthir ne nimn sandesh duryodhan ke pas sanjay dvara bhijavaya tha-
'avisthalanvrikasthalan makandian varanavatamh, avasanan bhavatvatr kianchidekan ch panchamamh'
arthat "hamean keval 'avisthal', 'vrikasthal', 'makandi', 'varanavat' tatha paanchavaan koee bhi gram de de."
- 'vrikasthal' ya 'vrikaprasth'[2]makandi aur varanavat[3] hastinapur ke nikat hi sthit the.
- avisthal bhi inake nikat hi sthit raha hoga, yadyapi isaka thik-thik abhijnan sandigdh hai.
- kuchh vidvanoan ke anusar avisthal ka shuddh path 'kapisthal' ya 'kapishthal' hona chahie.
- kapisthal vartaman kaithal, zila karanal, panjab hai.