mandag namak ek prachin kalin janapad ka ullekh pauranik mahakavy mahabharat, bhishmaparv mean milata hai.
- 'mahabharat bhishmaparv' mean sanjay ne raja dhritarashtr se shak dvip ka varnan kaha hai aur isi dvip mean 'mang', 'mashak', 'manas' tatha mandag janapadoan ki sthiti batayi hai.
- sanjay kahate haian- "rajan! is janapad mean shoodr rahate haian. ve dharmatma hote haian. vahaan n koee raja hai, n danhd hai aur n danhd dene vala hai. vahaan ke log dharm ke jnata haian aur svadharmapalan ke hi prabhav se ek-doosare ki raksha karate haian."[1]