Karanika

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Karanika (कर्णिक) is a town mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi and in Mahabharata.

Variants of name

Jat gotras

Mention by Panini

Karanika (करणिक), Gananika (गाणनिक) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [1]


Karnika (कर्णिका ) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [2]


Karnipura (कार्णिपुर) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [3]

Location

History

V. S. Agrawala[4] writes that Panini mentions Pura (IV.2.122) ending names of towns like Karnipura (Kārṇipura)


V. K. Mathur[5] writes that Karnika is mentioned in Shiva Purana (1,75). It is probably Karnali situated on the junction of Uri and Narmada.


Village officials in Chauhan Administration included one Karanika (करणिक = लिपिक): The Secretary of village assembly was known as Karnika. He used to keep account of Panchakulas.

कर्णिका

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[6] ने लेख किया है ...कर्णिका (AS, p.145) कर्णिका बृहत् शिवपुराण में 1,75 में उल्लिखित है। संभवत: यह उरी और नर्मदा के संगम पर स्थित कर्नाली है। (न. ला. डे) कर्णिका (AS, p.145) कर्णिका बृहत् शिवपुराण में 1,75 में उल्लिखित है। संभवत: यह उरी और नर्मदा के संगम पर स्थित कर्नाली है। (न. ला. डे)

In Mahabharata

Karnika (कर्णिक) is mentioned in Mahabharata (II.28.48),(VI.10.58). Bhisma Parva, Mahabharata/Book VI Chapter 10 describes geography and provinces of Bharatavarsha. The other Provinces in south include - Karnika in verse (VI.10.58). [7]


Sabha Parva, Mahabharata/Book II Chapter 28 mentions Sahadeva's march towards south: kings and tribes defeated. It includes - Karnika in verse (II.28.48). [8]

External links

References

  1. V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.415
  2. V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.90, 130, 234, 246
  3. V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.64
  4. V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.64
  5. Aitihasik Sthanavali,p.145
  6. Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.145
  7. कर्णिकाः कुन्तिकाश चैव सौब्धिदा नलकालकाः, कौकुट्टकास तदा चॊलाः कॊङ्कणा मालवाणकाः Mahabharata (VI.10.58)
  8. पाण्ड्यांश च दरविदांश चैव सहितांश चॊथ्र केरलैः, अन्ध्रांस तलवनांश चैव कलिङ्गान ओष्ट्र कर्णिकान Mahabharata (II.28.48)