Shvitra

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Shvitra (श्वित्र) Shvitr (श्वित्र) Shveta (श्वेत) Shvet (श्वेत) is gotra of Jats. This gotra originated from Nagavanshi mahapurusha Shveta (श्वेत). ^[1]

History

The Mahabharata Book 9: section 45, Shalya Parva by Kisari Mohan Ganguli, tr.1883-1896] mentions about all the warriors who came to the ceremony for investing Kartikeya with the status of generalissimo. Shalya Parva in Sanskrit shloka 59 mentions about Sweta as under:

पुत्र मेषः परवाहश च तदा नन्दॊपनन्दकौ

धूम्रः शवेतः कलिङ्गश च सिद्धार्दॊ वरदस तदा ।।59 ।।

Virata's son Sweta was a great warrior, described as a commander of Matshya army. However the role he played was that of a commander-in-chief, for the whole of Pandava army for Day One. Then when their commander (Sweta) was slain, Arjuna and Krishna, slowly withdrew the troops (for their nightly rest). And then the withdrawal took place of both the armies. Kauravas made shouts of victory. The Pandavass entered (their quarters) cheerlessly, thinking, of that awful slaughter in single combat of their commander. (6,48). (see - Kurukshetra War Day-1)

Reference

1. ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 281

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