Bhagavitti

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Bhagavitti (भागवित्ति) were ancient people mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi and in Mahabharata.

Mention by Panini

Bhagavitti (भागवित्ति), is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [1]

Jat clans

History

V. S. Agrawala[2] writes that Ashtadhyayi of Panini mentions janapada Sauvīra (सौवीर) (IV.1.148). Panini mentions Sauvira and gives valuable social history of the region.It was home of many Gotras - Phāṇṭahṛiti, Mimata, Bhāgavitti, Tārṇabindava, Akaśapeya, Yamunda and Suyāmā. Bhāgavitti may be identified with the present Bugti tribe on the northern border of Sind. Panini mentions Śarakarā (modern Sukkur on the Indus) as a town (IV.2.83). Pali literature mentions Rauruka (modern Rori in Upper Sind as the capital of Sauvira.

In Mahabharata

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