Tilakhala
Tilakhala (तिलखल) was name of a country mentioned by Panini and Mahabharata (VI.l0.51).[1]
Mention by Panini
Tilakhala (तिलखल) is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [2]
History
V. S. Agrawala[3] writes that Ashtadhyayi of Panini mentions janapada Sālva (शाल्व) (IV.2.135). It was confined to limited geographical horizon in the central and north eastern Punjab. Shalva may coincide with the territory extending from Alwar to north Bikaner. Salvas were ancient people who migrated from west through Baluchistan and Sindh where they left traces in the form of Śālvakāgiri, the present Hala mountain, and then advancing towards north Sauvira and along the Saraswati and finally settled in north Rajasthan.
V. S. Agrawala[4] writes that Ashtadhyayi of Panini mentions janapada Sālvāvayava (साल्वावयन) - Several members were grouped in this confederacy which include, 1. Udumbara, 2. Tilakhala, 3. Madrakāra, 4. Yugandhara, 5. Bhūliṅga, 6. Śaradaṇḍa
V. S. Agrawala[5] writes that the Tilakhala (तिलखल) - Meaning 'the threshing floors of tila', identifies area south of the Beas comprising Hoshiarpur district. Tilakhala and Udumbara were immediate neighbours. Tilakhala is same as Tilabhāras of Bhismaparva (10.51)
Tej Ram Sharma[6] writes that The Candravrtti on Candra [7] informs us that Udumbara, Tilakhala, Madrakara, Yugandhara, Bhulinga and Saradanda, are the divisions of Shalva (or Salva).
In Mahabharata
References
- ↑ तीरग्राहास्तर तॊया राजिका रम्यका गणाः, तिलकाः पारसीकाश च मधुमन्तः परकुत्सकाः Mahabharata (VI.l0.51)
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.56
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.55
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.56
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.56
- ↑ Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions/Tribes,p.143
- ↑ चंद्रव्याकरण 11,4,103: उदुम्बरास्तिलखला मद्रकारा युगन्धरा । भूलिंगा शरदण्डाश्च साल्वावयव संज्ञिता: ।। Buddha Prakash connects Yugandhara with modern Jagadhari in Punjab: Buddha Prakash, Political and Social Movements in Ancient Punjab, p. 110.
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