magaDa The country of the Magadhas or south Behar. Its old capital was girivraja (or rAjagfha ) which consisted of five hills vipulagiri, ratnAgiri, udayagiri, SoRagiri , and vEBAra- (or vyAhAra- ) giri . Its next capital was Pātaliputra q. v. Magadha was also called kIkawa in later literature.