Mahā Janapadā untranslated

Mahā Janapadā, Mahā Janapadas. The books frequently mention the sixteen Mahā Janapadas or countries, which existed in the time of the Buddha. They are Kāsī, Kosala, Aṅga, Magadha, Vajjī, Mallā, Cetiya, Vaṁsā, Kuru, Pañcāla, Macchā, Sūrasena, Assaka, Avanti, Gandhāra and Kamboja (AN.i.213; iv. 252, 256, 260; a list of twelve is found at DN.ii.200, in which the last four are omitted). The first fourteen are included in the Majjhimadesa, the two last being in Uttarāpatha.

The Niddesa adds the Kaliṅgas to the sixteen and substitutes Yona for the Gandhāra (CNid.37).

The Jaina Bhagavātī Sūtra gives a slightly different list: Aṅga, Baṅga, Magadha, Malaya, Mālava, Accha, Vaccha, Kocchaka, Pādha, Lādha, Bajji, Moli, Kāsi, Kosala, Avaha and Sambhuttara (PHAI. p.60).