sentences:  Kutakchala is a hill in present-day Karnataka near Kollur in the Western Ghats.Scholars Pāṇini ( 520–460 BCE), Mrichchhakatika and Kathasaritsagara make references to "Karnataka" in their ancient works.Later, in the 5th century CE, the term "Karnataka" was used by the astrologer Varaha Mihira in his work "Brihatkatha" and the Birur plates of Kadamba Vishnuvarma call Shantivarma "The master of the entire Karnataka region".