Jamthun

Location of Jamthun is in northeast of Namli in Ratlam District

Jamthun (जामथुन), PO Delanpur, is a village in Ratlam tahsil in Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh. It is located in northwest of Ratlam city. Population-1,394.

Jat Gotras

Ghasilal Jamthun, Ratlam

As per Veer Jat Parichayavali, Anand Prakashan Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh), the gotra wise population of Jats, including that of women, living in the village is as under:

Nimad 1, Ogara 7,

History

Jamthun is the village with traces of ancient habitation. It is known as the city of Jamvanta (जाम्‍वन्त). Bricks of ancient times have been found in the excavations. There is a water tank of very ancient style. There is need to further do the excavations and discover its past history.

In Ramayana

Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 41 mentions about The Empire of Holy Vanaras in which Sugreeva sends Vanara-s in search of Sita to southward which troop includes Hanuman, Jambavanta, Nila and others and Angada is its leader. Sugreeva gives a vivid picture of the southern side of Jambu dviipa up to the south-most part of passable regions.

Shlokas 2, 3, 4, 5 mention that Sugreeva, the well-informed and brave lord of Vanara troops, then beckoned Angada and the other prominent vanara-s who are valorous ones with full-fledged dash and dare, like the son of Fire-god Neela, and the exceptional vanara Hanuman, the highly vigorous son of Grandparent Brahma, namely Jambavanta, also others like Suhotra, Sharari, Sharagulma, Gaja, Gavaksha, Gavaya, Sushena, Vrishabha, Mainda, Dvivida, Sushena, Gandhamadana, and the two sons of Ritual-fire called Ulkamukha, Ananga. [4-41-2, 3, 4, 5]

ततः प्रस्थाप्य सुग्रीवः तन् महत् वानरम् बलम् ।
दक्षिणाम् प्रेषयामास वानरान् अभिलक्षितान् ॥४-४१-१॥

नीलम् अग्नि सुतम् चैव हनूमन्तम् च वानरम् ।
पितामह सुतम् चैव जांबवंतम् महोजसम् ॥४-४१-२॥
सुहोत्रम् च शरारिम् च शरगुल्मम् तथा एव च ।
गजम् गवाक्षम् गवयम् सुषेणम् वृषभम् तथा ॥४-४१-३॥
मैन्दम् च द्विविदम् चैव सुषेणम् गन्धमादनम् ।
उल्कामुखम् अनंगम् च हुतशन सुतौ उभौ ॥४-४१-४॥
अंगद प्रमुखान् वीरान् वीरः कपि गण ईश्वरः ।
वेग विक्रम संपन्नान् संदिदेश विशेषवित् ॥४-४१-५॥

तेषाम् अग्रेसरम् चैव बृहद् बलम् अथ अंगदम् ।
विधाय हरि वीराणाम् आदिशद् दक्षिणाम् दिशम् ॥४-४१-६॥

References

---

Back to Jat Villages