this means the South beyond the limits of the Saptasindhu -- the region of the culture of the Rig Veda. Dakshinapatha is referred to by Panini (IV.2.98). Baudhyana mentions Dakshinapatha or Dakshinatya in association with Saurashtra . Jataka and Vinaya Pitaka use the name Dakshinapatha coupled with Avanti as in Avantidakshinapatha