nAlanda
Nālanda , nt. ( Pali Nālandā, also Nāla, Nālaka, Nālika), or °dā , n. of a village near (one-half yojana acc. to Mv ) Rājagṛha, birthplace and family home of Śāriputra; also called Nālada acc. to Av ii.186.6 : rājagṛhasya ardhayojane nālanda-grāmakaṃ ( v.l. nālandaṃ) nāma grāmaṃ Mv iii.56.6 ; śrī-nālandā Mvy 4120 .