mashak 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.
- is janapad mean sampoorn kamanaoan ke dene vale dharmatma kshatriy nivas karate karate the.[1]