Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Sunidha
Sunidha:A minister of Magadha,who,with Vassakāra,was in charge of the fortifications of Pātaligāma,built in order to repel the Vajjīs.These two are always mentioned together.
They invited the Buddha to a meal,and,after his departure,named the gate by which he had left the city Gotamadvāra,and the ford by which he crossed the Ganges,Gotamatittha.Vin.i.228f; D.ii.86f.; Ud.viii.6.