Tamra

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Tamra (ताम्रा) is name of a river mentioned in Mahabharata. In Nepal it is called Tamur or Tamor. The Tamur River, also called Tamor Nadi, is a major river in eastern Nepal, which begins around Kanchenjunga.

Variants

• Tamra ताम्रा = Tamada तामड़ (AS, p.397)
• Tamda तामड़ = Tamra River ताम्र नदी (AS, p.393)
• Tamur
• Tamor
• Tamur River
• Tamor Nadi

Course

The Tamur River, also called Tamor Nadi, is a major river in eastern Nepal, which begins around Kanchenjunga. The Tamur and the Arun join the Sun Kosi at Tribenighat to form the giant Saptakoshi which flows through Mahabharat Range on to the Gangetic plain.

Koshi river system: The Koshi or Sapta Kosi drains eastern Nepal. It is known as Sapt Koshi because of the seven rivers which join together in east-central Nepal to form this river. The main rivers forming the Koshi system are – the Sun Koshi, the Indravati River, the Bhote Koshi, the Dudh Koshi, Arun River, Barun River, and Tamur River. The combined river flows through the Chatra Gorge in a southerly direction to emerge from the hills.

The Sun Koshi contributes 44 per cent of the total water in the Sapta Koshi, the Arun 37 per cent and the Tamur River 19 per cent.

ताम्रा = तामड़

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ...ताम्रा = तामड़ (AS, p.397)- यह नदी सिक्किम के पश्चिमी पहाड़ों से निकलती है. इसकी घाटी पहाड़ों में गहरी कटी हुई है. इसका महाभारत के भीष्म पर्व में उल्लेख है. यह सुनकोसी नदी में मिलती है. इन दोनों के संगम स्थल पर कोकामुख्य तीर्थ स्थित है.

तामड़ = ताम्र नदी

Tamda तामड़ = Tamra River ताम्र नदी (p.393)

अरुणा नदी

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने अरुणा नाम की नदी का उल्लेख किया है: 3. अरूणा ताम्र के साथ सुनकोसी में मिलने वाली नदी है। इसके संगम पर कोकामुख तीर्थ था।

In Mahabharata

Tamra (ताम्रा) in Mahabharata (I.60.54) Tamra (ताम्रा) (River) in Mahabharata (VI.10.27)

Adi Parva, Mahabharata/Book I Chapter 60 gives genealogy of all the principal creatures. Tamra (ताम्रा) is mentioned in Mahabharata (I.60.54) ....And Tamra brought forth five daughters known throughout the worlds. They are Kaki (crow), Syeni (hawk), Phasi (hen), Dhritarashtri (goose), and Suki (parrot)....

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Bhisma Parva, Mahabharata/Book VI Chapter 10 describes geography and provinces of Bharatavarsha. Tamra (ताम्रा) (River) is mentioned in (VI.10.27)....Vidisa and Krishna-vena, and Tamra, and Kapila, of Salu, and Suvama, the Vedaswa, and the mighty river Harisrava;....