Anarta Kingdom
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Anarta is a
Yadavas went there and built Dvaraka.[1]
It was then ruled by Bala Rama's wife Revati
was from this kingdom.
Other
Yadava
kingdoms in west-central India include:
- Chedi (Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh)
- Vraja)
- Dasharna (south to Chedi Kingdom)
- Karusha (east to Dasharna Kingdom)
- Kunti (North to Avanti Kingdom)
- Avanti (Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh
- Malava(West to Avanti Kingdom)
- Goparashtra (southern Rajasthan)
- Heheya (Narmada valley around the city Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh)
- Saurashtra (southern Gujarat)
- )
- Vidarbha (north eastern Maharashtra)
References in Mahabharata
Draupadi's sons in Anarta country undergoes military training
Mahabharata 3.182
When Yadavas, so that they can stay with their step brother and dear friend, Abhimanyu, and learn military science from eminent Yadava warriors.
Princess Krishna (alias Draupadi, Panchali):- Those sons of yours, are devoted to the study of the science of arms, are well-behaved and conduct themselves on the pattern of their righteous friends. Your father and your uterine brothers proffer them a kingdom and territories; but the boys find no joy in the house of Drupada, or in that of their maternal uncles. Safely proceeding to the land of the Anartas, they take the greatest delight in the study of the science of arms. Your sons enter the town of the Vrishnis (Dwaraka) and take an immediate liking to the people there. And as you would direct them to conduct themselves, or as the respected Kunti would do, so does Subhadra (their stepmother) direct them in a watchful way. Perhaps, she is still more careful of them. As Pradyumna is the preceptor of Aniruddha, of Abhimanyu, of Sunitha, and of Bhanu; so he is the preceptor and the refuge of your sons also! And a good preceptor, would unceasingly give them lessons in the wielding of maces and swords and bucklers, in missiles and in the arts of driving cars and of riding horses, being valiant. And he, Pradyumna, the son of Rukmini, having bestowed a very good training upon them, and having taught them the art of using various weapons in a proper way, takes satisfaction at the valorous deeds of your sons, and of Abhimanyu
. O daughter of Drupada! And when your son goes out, in pursuit of (out-door) sports, each one of them is followed thither by cars and horses and vehicles and elephants.’
Bala Rama
, with plough as his weapon, will lead the warriors consisting of bowmen, horsemen, foot-soldiers, cars and elephants.
In the fifth book, Chapter 83 of Mahabharata (MBh 5.83), it is mentioned that Pandava's mother Kunti also stayed for some time in Anarta, during the exile of the Pandavas.
Pandava's cousins from Anarta join them at Upaplavya
Mahabharata 4.72
After the expiry of the thirteenth year, the five
Vasudeva Krishna
, and also many people of the Dasarha race from the Anarta country.
Both Duryodhana and Arjuna arrive at Anarta city (Dwaraka) seeking alliance
- Mbh 5.7
Both
Kritavarman joined Duryodhana with a body of troops numbering an Akshauhini of troops. Another Yadava hero, Satyaki
joined the Pandavas, with an Akshohini of troops.
Anarta mentioned as a kingdom of Ancient India (Bharata Varsha)
- MBh. 6.9
the Pundras, the Bhargas, the Kiratas, the Sudeshnas, and the Yamunas, the Sakas, the Nishadhas, the Anartas, the Nairitas, the Durgalas, the Pratimasyas, the Kuntalas, and the Kusalas;
Anartas in Kurukhsetra war
- Satyaki was a general in the Pandava, army. He was a chief of Anartas. (9. 17)
- Kritavarman was a general in the Kaurava, army (9. 17). He is described as the dweller of the Anarta country, the son of Hridika, the mighty car-warrior, the foremost one among the Satwatas, the chief of the Bhojas.
- viviṃśati, one among the 100 Kaurava brothers, had slain hundreds of Anarta warriors.
See also
References
- ^ Vettam Mani: Puranic Encyclopaedia, 9th reprint Delhi 2010, page 89
External links
- Kisari Mohan Ganguli, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose, 1883–1896.
