متھلا

िमिथला mithilā, s.f. Name of a district and city (the modern Tirhut) lying to the northeast of Bengal (the city—which is said to have been founded by Mithi or Mithila—was the capital of Videha, and the residence of king Janak):—mithilā-pur, s.m. (f. -purī), or mithilā-nagar, s.m. (f. -nagarī), The city of Mithilā:—mithileś, vulg. mithiles (˚lā+īś˚), s.m. 'The lord or sovereign of Mithilā,' king Janak:—mithilesī, or mithilesi, s.f. The spouse of king Janak.