Lavanaka

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Lavanaka (लावाणक) is a place mentioned in Vatsadesha. The King Udayana of Vatsa is said to have left his capital Kaushambi and stayed here after he was defeated by Aruni.

Variants

• Lavanaka लावाणक (AS, p.816)

History

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Lāvāṇaka (लावाणक) is the name of a district near the kingdom of Magadha, to which Udayana (king of Vatsa) was lured in order to deceive him, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 15. Accordingly, Yaugandharāyaṇa, Gopālaka and Rumaṇvat said to each other: “Let us adopt the artifice of going to Lāvāṇaka with the king and queen, for that district is a border district near the kingdom of Magadha. And because it contains admirable hunting-grounds, it will tempt the king to absent himself from the palace, so we can set the women’s apartments there on fire and carry out the plan.”

Lāvāṇaka is also the name of the third book of the same work for much of the events from those chapters play out at this district.

Source: Wisdom Library: Svapnavāsavadattā (“The dream of Vāsavadattā”)

Lāvāṇaka (लावाणक) is the name of a village in the Vatsa country and it was well-known for specialization in Vedic learning. It was in this village that a rumour was spread that both Vāsavadattā and Yaugandharāyaṇa had perished in the fire while the king was away on hunting.

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Lāvāṇaka (लावानक). A place of Purāṇic fame near the country of Magadha. There are many forests in this place suitable for hunting and so several kings used to come and stay at Lāvānaka in times of old.

Ref:-https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/lavanaka

लावाणक

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है .....लावाणक (AS, p.816): इस स्थान का उल्लेख संस्कृत के प्रसिद्ध नाटककार भास के 'स्वप्नवासवदत्ता' नाटक में हुआ है। ( वत्सभूमौ लावाणक नाम ग्रामस्तत्रो षितवानिस्म, अंक 1) इसे वत्स देश के अंतर्गत बताया गया है। वत्स नरेश उदयन, आरुणि से पराजित होकर अपनी राजधानी कौशांबी को छोड़कर कुछ दिन तक लावाणक में रहा था। इसका लावणनील नामक नगर से अभिज्ञान करना संभव जान पड़ता है। (दे. लावणनील)