Proper noun
Mahajanapada (plural Mahajanapadas)
One of 16 prominent ancient Indian realms extant from around 600 BCE to 345 BCE.
mahajanapada (plural mahajanapadas)
Alternative form of Mahajanapada
Most accept that he lived, taught and founded a monastic order during the Mahajanapada era during the reign of Bimbisara ( c. 558 – c. 491 BCE ), Rawlinson, Hugh George. Source: Internet