Suvastu
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Suvastu (सुवास्तु) is a place name mentioned by Panini under Suvastvadi (सुवास्त्वादि) (4.2.77) group. [1] Suvastu (सुवास्तु) is also mentioned in Mahabharata in the genealogy of Danavas.
Variants of name
- Suvastu सुवस्तु = सुवास्तु दे. Svat River स्वात (AS, p.981)
- Svat River स्वात = Suvastu (सुवास्तु) (AS, p.1004)
- Suastus/Soastus (of Arrian)
- Subhavastu (Sanskrit)
- Suvastu (Sanskrit)
- Su-po-fa-su-tu (by Hwen Thsang)
- Swat or Suat river of the present day
Mention by Panini
Suvastu (सुवास्तु) is a place name mentioned by Panini under Suvastvadi (सुवास्त्वादि) (4.2.77) group. [2]
Suvastu (सुवास्तु) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [3]
Sauvastika (सौवस्तिक) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [4]
Sauvastava (सौवास्तव) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [5]
V S Agarwal[6] mentions....Sauvastava (सौवास्तव) (IV.2.77) was capital in the valley of the Suvastu or Swat.
Identification
Alexander Cunningham[7] writes On leaving Utakhanda Hwen Thsang travelled about 600 li, or 100 miles, towards the north, to U-chang-na, or Udyana, which was situated on the river Su-po-fa-su-tu, the Subhavastu and Suvastu of Sanskrit, the Suastus of Arrian, and the Swat or Suat river of the present day.
History
V. S. Agrawala[8] writes that Panini mentions ganas headed by Suvastu (Suvāstu) (IV.2.77).
In Mahabharata
Suvastu (सुवास्तु) is mentioned in Mahabharata (I.61.24), (1.67), also mentioned as River Suvastu (सुवास्तु) in verse (VI.10.24).
Adi Parva, Mahabharata/Mahabharata Book I Chapter 61 gives the Genealogy of the Danavas, Asuras, Kauravas, Pandavas, Gandharvas, Apsaras, Rakshasas....Suvastu (सुवास्तु) is mentioned in verse (I.61.24)...."The first of Danavas, the heroic Hara, who humbled the pride of all foes became on earth the famous and fortunate Suvastu." [9]
Bhisma Parva, Mahabharata/Book VI Chapter 10 describes geography and provinces of Bharatavarsha. River Suvastu is mentioned in verse (VI.10.24).[10]
स्वात नदी
स्वात = सुवास्तु (AS, p.1004): सिंधु नदी (सिंध पाकिस्तान) में पश्चिम की ओर से मिलने वाली उपनदी [p.1005]: जिस का वैदिक नाम सुवास्तु है. सुवास्तु का अर्थ है सुंदर वास्तु या भवनों से अलंकृत तटप्रदेश वाली नदी हो सकता है. सुवास्तु को ग्रीक लेखक एरियन ने सोयस्टस (Soastus) कहा है. स्वात में काबुल (वैदिक कालीन कुभा) नदी मिलती है. संगम पर रामायण कालीन पुष्कलावती नामक नगरी बसी हुई थी. [11]
2. स्वात या सुवास्त नदी का तटवर्ती देश जिसे सातवीं सदी में चीनी यात्री ह्वेनसांग ने उद्यान नाम से अभिहित किया है. स्वात की काली मिट्टी से गंधार कला की अधिकांश मुखिया निर्मित हुई थी. पेशावर संग्रहालय में इनका अच्छा संग्रह है. [12]
References
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.508
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.508
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p. 42, 73
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p. 406
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p. 69
- ↑ V S Agarwal: India as Known to Panini, p.69, sn.2.
- ↑ The Ancient Geography of India/Udyana, p. 81
- ↑ India as Known to Panini, p.74
- ↑ हरस तव अरिहरॊ वीर आसीद यॊ दानवॊत्तमः, सुवास्तुर इति विख्यातः स जज्ञे मनुजर्षभः(I.61.24)
- ↑ शशिकान्तां शिवां चैव तदा वीरवतीम अपि, वास्तुं सुवास्तुं गौरीं च कम्पनां स हिरण्वतीम (VI.10.24)
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.1004
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.1005
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