Vyaghradatta
Vyaghradatta (व्याघ्रदत्त) was a prince of the Panchalas, who fought for Pandavas in the Mahabharata War. Vyaghradatta along with Nila were killed in the war by Ashvatthama.
Jat Gotras originated from Vyaghradatta
- Bajya (बाज्या) Bajia (बाजिया) Bajiya (बाजिया) Bazia (बाजिया) Bajyar (बाज्यार) Baja (बाजा) Baj (बाज) Vajiya (वाजिया) Vaja (वाजा) (बाज्या) - gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana are the descendants of Raja Vyaghradatta (व्याघ्रदत्त). [1]
History
In Mahabharata
We find mention of Vyaghradatta in various Parvas of Mahabharata as under:
- Mahabharata (5.172.7763) - Vyaghradatta, O monarch, and Chandrasena also, O Bharata, are without doubt two of the best Rathas, as I think, of the Pandavas.
- Mahabharata (7.16.734) - Then, Virata and Drupada, and the Kaikeya princes, and Satyaki, and Sivi, and Vyaghradatta, the prince n the Panchalas, and the valiant Singhasena, these, and many others, desirous of rescuing Yudhishthira, surrounded Drona on all sides and impeded his way, scattering countless arrows.
- Mahabharata (7.16.735) - Vyaghradatta, the prince of the Panchalas, pierced Drona with fifty keen-pointed arrows, at which, O king, the troops uttered loud shouts.
- Mahabharata (7.16.737) - Then the mighty son of Bharadwaja, putting forth his prowess, cut off with a couple of broad-headed arrows the heads decked with earrings from the trunks of both Singhasena and Vyaghradatta.
- Mahabharata (7.23.1134) - Light brown steeds with backs of the hue of the mouse, and with necks proudly drawn up, bore Vyaghradatta to battle.
- Mahabharata (7.104.4850) Vyaghradatta, by means of his straight shafts, made Satyaki invisible with his steeds and driver and standard in the midst of his division.
- Mahabharata (7.104.4851) - The brave grandson of Sini, baffling those shafts with great lightness of hand, felled Vyaghradatta by means of his arrows, with his steeds and driver and standard.
- Mahabharata (8.6.175) - Another ruler of a maritime country, viz, Nila, and Vyaghradatta of great energy, have both, O king, been despatched to Yama's abode by Ashvatthama.
References
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya etc,: Ādhunik Jat Itihas, Agra 1998 p. 268
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