Ranku
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| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Ranku (रंकु) was name of a Janapada and were people of the same name known to Panini and mentioned in Mahabharata.
Origin
Mention by Panini
Ranku (रंकु) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [1]
History
V. S. Agrawala[2] writes that Ashtadhyayi of Panini mentions janapada Raṅku (रंकु), under Kachchhadi (कच्छादि) (IV.2.133) (शैषिक अण्। काच्छ:)[3]. Raṅku janapada may have been located in Almora region, which was home of woolen blankets.
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References
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.59, 129
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.59,497
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.497