ushtrakarnik prachin samay ka ek desh tha. is desh ka ullekh pauranik mahakavy mahabharat ke sabhaparv mean hua hai-
'paandyaanshch dravidaanshchaiv sahitaanshchondrakeralai:,
aandhra stalav naanshchaiv kalianganushtrakarnikanh.'[1]
- apani digvijayayatra ke prasang mean paandav sahadev ne is desh ko vijit kiya tha. sandarbh se jan p data hai ki yah sthan kaliang ya dakshin u disa athava aandhr ke nikat sthit raha hoga.
tika tippani aur sandarbh
- ↑ sabha parv mahabharat 31, 71