Kaunteya
Kaunteya (कौन्तेय) was an ancient Janapada mentioned in Mahabharata (II.24.2), (II.24.17).
Origin
Sons of Kunti were known as Kaunteya.
Jat clans
Locations in Jaipur city
Sanjay Colony, Subhash Nagar, Subhash Colony,
History
In Mahabharata
Kaunteya (कौन्तेय) are mentioned in Mahabharata (II.24.17).
Sabha Parva, Mahabharata/Book II Chapter 24 mentions countries subjugated by Arjuna that lay to the North. Kaunteya (कौन्तेय) are mentioned in verse (II.24.2)....."That bull amongst men, that son of Kunti, then conquered the mountainous tracts and their outskirts, as also the hilly regions".[2] and (II.24.2). Kaunteya is again mentioned in verse (II.24.17)....."Then the Trigartas, the Kaunteyas, the Darvas, the Kokonadas, and various other Kshatriyas, advanced against the son of Pandu. [3]
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References
- ↑ डॉ पेमाराम:राजस्थान के जाटों का इतिहास, 2010, पृ.297
- ↑ अन्तर गिरिं च कौन्तेयस तदैव च बहिर गिरिम, तदॊपरि गिरिं चैव विजिग्ये पुरुषर्षभः
- ↑ ततस त्रिगर्तान कौन्तेयॊ दार्वान कॊक नदाश च ये, क्षत्रिया बहवॊ राजन्न उपावर्तन्त सर्वशः (II.24.17)
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