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[[Dilip Singh Ahlawat]] has mention it as one of the ruling Jat clans in [[Central Asia]]. <ref>Dilip Singh Ahlawat: Jat viron ka Itihasa </ref> This clan has been described by Megasthenes as the Cesi ([[Khasa]]) , The hill-tribes between the Indus and the Iomanes, along with the  Chrysei ([[Karesia]]), Cetriboni ([[Khatri]]), the Megallae ([[Mukul]]), the Chrysei ([[Karesia]]), the Parasangae ([[Paraswal]]), and the Asange ([[Sangwa]]) Jat clans. (see - [[Jat clans as described by Megasthenes]])
[[Dilip Singh Ahlawat]] has mention it as one of the ruling Jat clans in [[Central Asia]]. <ref>Dilip Singh Ahlawat: Jat viron ka Itihasa </ref> This clan has been described by Megasthenes as the Cesi ([[Khasa]]) , The hill-tribes between the Indus and the Iomanes, along with the  Chrysei ([[Karesia]]), Cetriboni ([[Khatri]]), the Megallae ([[Mukul]]), the Chrysei ([[Karesia]]), the Parasangae ([[Paraswal]]), and the Asange ([[Sangwa]]) Jat clans. (see - [[Jat clans as described by Megasthenes]])


[[Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions/Names of Local Officers]] mentions Names of Mahattaras (Village-headmen) in which [[Khasaka]] has been mentioned as under:
[[Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions/Names of Local Officers]] mentions Names of Mahattaras (Village-headmen) in which [[Khasaka]] has been mentioned as under<ref>Book - [[Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions]] by Tej Ram Sharma 1976, Published by - Naurang Rai Concept Publishing Company 65-F, Anand Nagar DELHI-1 10035 (India), p. 64</ref>:


'''Khasaka''' (No.29, L. 5) : It is an abbreviated name with the addition of suffix 'ka' which according to Panini is used to denote : : (i) Depreciation. 54 (ii) Endearment. 55
'''Khasaka''' (No.29, L. 5) : It is an abbreviated name with the addition of suffix 'ka' which according to Panini is used to denote : : (i) Depreciation. <ref>Kutsite, Panini, V. 3.75, e.g. Puranaka, name of a servant.</ref> (ii) Endearment. <ref>Panini, V. 3.76, etc. </ref>


It is a non-Sanskritic word most probably a local or dialectal feature. Here */:' suffix may have been used in the sense of endearment meaning a "poor khasa": Khasa is the name of a people and of their country (in the north of India). 56 Khasaka can be native of that country or a man belonging to that race (considered as a degraded kshatriya). 57
It is a non-Sanskritic word most probably a local or dialectal feature. Here */:' suffix may have been used in the sense of endearment meaning a "poor khasa": Khasa is the name of a people and of their country (in the north of India). <ref>Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier Williams p. 338, col. 3. </ref> Khasaka can be native of that country or a man belonging to that race (considered as a degraded kshatriya). <ref>Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier Williams p. 338, col. 3. </ref>


== Villages in Haryana district ==
== Distribution in Haryana ==
[[Ahulana]](Sonepat)
===Villages in Sonipat district]]]
 
[[Ahulana]] (Sonepat)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:02, 23 March 2009

Khasa (खासा) Khasha (खासा) is gotra of Jats found in Distt Sonipat in Haryana and Sikar district in Rajasthan.

History

Khasa (खश) - A famous Himalayan tribe in Nepal and southwest Kashmir; sided with the Kauravas. in Mahabharata (II.48.3), (VI.10.66)

खशा एकाशनाज्यॊहाः परदरा दीर्घवेनवः
पशुपाश च कुणिन्दाश च तङ्गणाः परतङ्गणाः (II.48.3)
शूद्राभीराद दरदाः काश्मीराः पशुभिः सह
खशिकाश च तुखाराश च पल्लवा गिरिगह्वराः (VI.10.66)
The Mahabharata Tribe -Khasa (खश) may be identified with Jat Gotra - Khasa (खासा)

Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mention it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia. [1] This clan has been described by Megasthenes as the Cesi (Khasa) , The hill-tribes between the Indus and the Iomanes, along with the Chrysei (Karesia), Cetriboni (Khatri), the Megallae (Mukul), the Chrysei (Karesia), the Parasangae (Paraswal), and the Asange (Sangwa) Jat clans. (see - Jat clans as described by Megasthenes)

Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions/Names of Local Officers mentions Names of Mahattaras (Village-headmen) in which Khasaka has been mentioned as under[2]:

Khasaka (No.29, L. 5) : It is an abbreviated name with the addition of suffix 'ka' which according to Panini is used to denote : : (i) Depreciation. [3] (ii) Endearment. [4]

It is a non-Sanskritic word most probably a local or dialectal feature. Here */:' suffix may have been used in the sense of endearment meaning a "poor khasa": Khasa is the name of a people and of their country (in the north of India). [5] Khasaka can be native of that country or a man belonging to that race (considered as a degraded kshatriya). [6]

Distribution in Haryana

===Villages in Sonipat district]]]

Ahulana (Sonepat)

References

  1. Dilip Singh Ahlawat: Jat viron ka Itihasa
  2. Book - Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions by Tej Ram Sharma 1976, Published by - Naurang Rai Concept Publishing Company 65-F, Anand Nagar DELHI-1 10035 (India), p. 64
  3. Kutsite, Panini, V. 3.75, e.g. Puranaka, name of a servant.
  4. Panini, V. 3.76, etc.
  5. Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier Williams p. 338, col. 3.
  6. Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier Williams p. 338, col. 3.

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