Makhar

For village see Makhar Jhunjhunu

Makhar (माखर)^[1] Makkhar (माक्खर)^[2] Makhal (माखल) /Makhil/Makhila (माखिल) is a gotra of Jats.

Origin

Makhila is derived from King Makhadeva. ^[3]

Jat Gotras Namesake

Makhar = Maxeras (Pliny.vi.18)

Mention by Pliny

Pliny^[4] mentions Nations situated around the Hyrcanian Sea....We then come to the nations of the Tapyri,³ the Anariaci, the Staures, and the Hyrcani, past whose shores and beyond the river Sideris⁴ the Caspian begins to take the name of the Hyrcanian Sea: on this side of that stream are also the rivers Maxeras and Strato: all of them take their rise in the Caucasian chain.

3 According to Ansart, the district now known as Tabaristan, or Mazanderan, derives the first of those names from the Tapyri.

4 D'Anville remarks that this river still retains its "starry" name, being the modern Aster or Ester, on which Asterabad is situate.

History

Tejram Sharma^[5] gives details about the kings of Aryavarta defeated by Samudragupta. According to Panini, a polysyllabic name was sometime shortened in order to express affection. Thus in the case of names ending in 'ila' we find:

Devila being derived from Devadatta;

Yajnila and Yajnadatta;

Makhila from Makhadeva;

Agila from Agnidatta ;

Satila from Svatidatta;

Nagila from Nagadatta, and

Yasila, Yakhila from Yaksadatta. Similarly

Matila can be formed from Matideva or Matidatta.

Makhar was part of Yaudheya confederacy. ^[6]