Kamaprastha

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Kama-prastha (कामप्रस्थ) is name of a town and country mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi and in Mahabharata.

Mention by Panini

Kama-Prastha (कामप्रस्थ) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [1]


Kamaprastha (कामप्रस्थ) is name of a Country mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi under Gahadi (गहादि) (4.2.138) group. [2]


Kama (काम) is mentioned as place name ending Prastha (Kamaprastha) by Panini in Ashtadhyayi under Maladi (मालादि) (6.2.88) group.[3]

History

Kaman (कामां) village situated in Tehsil- Kaman, District- Bharatpur in Rajasthan may probably identified with ancient Kama-prastha.

In Mahabharata

Kama (काम) is mentioned in Mahabharata verse (I.60.31), (1.66),


Adi Parva, Mahabharata/Book I Chapter 60 mentions genealogy of all the principal creatures. Kama (काम) is mentioned in Mahabharata verse (I.60.31) [4]

External links

References

  1. V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.67
  2. V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.509
  3. V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.511
  4. तरयस तस्य वराः पुत्राः सर्वभूतमनॊहराः, शमः कामश च हर्षश च तेजसा लॊकधारिणः (I.60.31)