Tarkshya
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Tarkshya (तार्क्ष्य) was a King known to Panini and mentioned in Mahabharata.
Origin
Tarkshya is in the List of Shiva's thousand names
Variants of name
- Tarkhya
- Tarkshyayana (तार्क्ष्यायण)
Jat clans
History
V. S. Agrawala[1] mentions Vishayas known to Panini which includes - Tarkshyayana (तार्क्ष्यायण), under Aishukari Gana (ऐषुकारि गण) (IV.2.54).
In Mahabharata
Tarkshya (तार्क्ष्य) is mentioned in Mahabharata (I.59.39), (II.48.14)
Adi Parva, Mahabharata/Mahabharata Book I Chapter 59 gives Genealogy of Danavas, Gandharvas, Apsaras, Yakshas, Rakshasas. Tarkshya is mentioned as son of Vinata in verse (I.59.39)...."And the sons of Vinata - were Tarkshya and Arishtanemi, and Garuda and Aruna, and Aruni and Varuni." [2]
Sabha Parva, Mahabharata/Book II Chapter 48 describes Kings who presented tributes to Yudhishthira. Tarkshya figures in the tribute list in verse Mahabharata (II.48.14). [3]
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References
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.498
- ↑ तार्क्ष्यश चारिष्टनेमिश च तथैव गरुडारुणौ, आरुणिर वारुणिश चैव वैनतेया इति समृताः (I.59.39)
- ↑ अम्बष्ठाः कौकुरास तार्क्ष्या वस्त्रपाः पह्लवैः सह, वसातयः समौलेयाः सह क्षुद्रकमालवैः (II.48.14)
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