Kotara
| Author: Laxman Burdak IFS (R) |
Kotara (कोटर) is name of a Forest mentioned by Panini as Koṭarāvana (कोटरावन). [1]
Mention by Panini
Kotaravana कोटरावन) is name of a Forest mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi under Kotaradi (कोटरादि) (6.3.117) group. [2]
History
Kotara is a village in Sarangarh (सारणगढ) tahsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.
In Mahabharata
Shalya Parva, Mahabharata/Book IX Chapter 45 provides the List of the mothers who became the companions when Skanda was installed. Kotara (कॊटरा) is mentioned in verse (IX.45.17).[3]
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References
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.41, 511
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.511
- ↑ 17 मण्डॊदरी च तुण्डा च कॊटरा मेघवासिनी, सुभगा लम्बिनी लम्बा वसु चूडा विकत्थनी (IX.45.17)