manas 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 ke nivasi vaishhyavritti se jivan-nirvah karate the. ve sarvabhogasampann, shooravir, dharm or arth ko samajhane vale evan dridhanishchayi hote the.[1]