The Pre-Alexandrian Yavana “Yona” is a Pali word used in ancient India to designate Greek speakers. Its equivalent in Sanskrit is the word “Yavana”. “Yona” and “Yavana” are both transliterations of the Greek word for “Ionians” who were probably the first Greeks to be known in the East.Yona, Yauna or Yavana is the only name whereby …
The Yaunas, Kambojas and Gandhäras are grouped together as typical peoples of the Uttarapatha in the Mahabharata. The first two are treated as the border peoples of the West, i.e. North-West in the Pali Assalayana Sutta. The territories of all the three tribes were therefore contiguous. Dr. Barua takes the term aparanta in the sense …
Manchapuri Cave Inscription of Vakradeva Provenance: Udayagiri Hills, Puri District, Orissa —- Manchapuri Cave, lower storey, front wall.Script: Brahmi of about the end of the first century B.C.Language: Prakrit. ForSanskrit, Hindi & English Translation of the Inscription by Dr Mehta Vasishtha Dev Mohan – (Ancient Indian Inscriptions- Volume 1. Pages 71 & 72)Citation requestedKindly Visithttps://archive.org/details/@alok1954 …
Geographical Distribution of Panjab Tribes and their Amalgamation The major tribes of West Punjab (Pakistan) are the Jats, Rajputs, Arains, Gujjars and Awans. Prior to the partition in 1947, major tribes of West Punjab also included Khatris, Aroras and Brahmins. While in East Punjab (India), Jats are almost 20 per cent of East Punjab’s population. Sainis, …
The people of ancient India Ancient tribes of North West India From times immemorial north-west India was the home of several self-governing tribes. They were known as the Janapadas or Republics. Their warlike traditions had also earned them the alternate designation of Ayudhajivi Sanghas (i.e the tribals which depend upon arms for livelihood). The political institutions …
The North West India During the second century B.C. when the great Mauryan Empire had crumbled and fell, the north-west India suffered from a series of invasions, which had far-reaching effects on this region.The Bactrian Greeks who occupied first the Kabul valley and then the Panjab were undoubtedly a thorn in the side of India. …
Citation requested The Arya Mahameghavahana Chedis of Kalinga The Arya Mahameghavahana – Chedis of Kalinga Hathigumpha Cave Inscription of Kharavala. Provenance: Udayagiri Hills near Bhubaneshvar, Puri district, Orissa. Partly in front and partly on the roof of the Hathigumpha cave. Script : Brahmi of the period from the beginning of Second century B.C. to the …
THE ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH-WEST INDIA OR THE UTTARAPATHA I. Definition, The term “North-West India” is used in the present content in its wider historic sense and bears little relation to the political boundaries of present-day India. It covers almost the whole of the north-western regions of the Indian sub-continent, and thus corresponds to the …
Ancient Cities of Uttrapatha The North-west India or the Uttarpatha, covers almost the whole of the north-western regions of the Indian Sub-Continent extending from near, the Yamuna river to the Hindu Kush or Hindukoh, comprising the entire watershed of the Indus river system. The map …
धर्मशास्त्र के व्याख्याकार धर्मशास्त्र साहित्य के विकास के स्पष्ट तीन युग हैं। धर्मशास्त्र का सम्पूर्ण सूत्रसाहित्य, गौतम से लेकर सुमन्तु के धर्मसूत्र तक, प्राचीनतम युग में रचा गया। इसी काल में मानव धर्म सूत्र, जो आज उपलब्ध नहीं है, रचा गया। इन युग को डा. पाण्डुरंग वामन काणे ने ६००ई० पू० से लगभग ईसा के …