Kumbha

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Kumbha (कुम्भ) is a place name mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi and also mentioned in Mahabharata.

Mention by Panini

Kumbha (कुंभ) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [1]


Kumbha (कुम्भ) is a place name mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi under Sankaladi (संकलादि) (4.2.75) group. [2]


Kumbha (कुम्भ) is name of a place mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi under Karnadi (कर्णादि) (4.2.80.13) group. [3]


Kumbha (कुम्भ) is name of a place mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi under Pakshadi (पक्षादि) (4.2.80.12) group. [4]

History

Jat History

Jat clans

In Mahabharata

Kumbha (कुम्भ) is mentioned in Mahabharata (I.59.19).

Adi Parva, Mahabharata/Mahabharata Book I Chapter 59 gives Genealogy of Danavas, Gandharvas, Apsaras, Yakshas, Rakshasas. Kumbha is mentioned in the genealogy of Hiranyakasipu in verse (I.59.19) ...."O Bharata, it is known everywhere that Prahlada had three sons. They were Virochana, Kumbha, and Nikumbha..." [5]

References

  1. V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.144, 147, 254, 255
  2. V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.507
  3. V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.502
  4. V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.504
  5. परह्रादस्य तरयः पुत्राः खयाताः सर्वत्र भारत, विरॊचनश च कुम्भश च निकुम्भश चेति विश्रुताः (I.59.19)

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