Definitions for "Kosala"
A country on the Sarayu river, having Ayodhya for its capital. The name is variously applied to other countries in the east, and in the south and in ... more
Ancient kingdom in North India said to have ruled by king Dasharatha
Kosala in Pali, Kausala in Sanskrit. One of the four great states (i.e., Kosala, Magadha, Vansa and Avanti) in ancient India. The Shakya clan to which Shakyamuni belonged was under the power and influence of Kosala. The capital of Kosala was Savatthi where the famous monastery (Bodhi-mandala) Jetavanna Grove was located.
Kosala is a 1963 novel in the Marathi language by author Bhalchandra Nemade. It narrates the journey of a young man and his friends through his college years.