Atthakanagara.-A city, from which came the householder Dasama who, while on a visit to Pātaliputta on business, went to see Ananda at Beluvagāma and questioned him (M.i.349f.; A.v.342-7). The conversation is recorded in the Atthaka-nāgara Sutta.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from