Kambojas and the legend of Daivi Khadga (Divine sward)

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Epic Kamboja Epic Mahabharata refers to a king or warrior whom it calls Kamboja. The name appears in the long list of important monarchs and other celebrated personages of remote antiquity all connected with the tradition of Daivi Khadga or Divine sword referenced in the great epic.

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The Mahabharata (Devanagari:

महाभारत, phonetically MahÄ�bhÄ�rata - see note),

sometimes just called Bharata, is one of the two major ancient Sanskrit

epics of India, the other being the Ramayana. ...

 

Look up Kamboja in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Kamboja was the

ancient name of a country and the Indo-Iranian warrior tribe, the

Kambojas, settled therein. ...

 

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are often inherited, not earned, and who represents a larger

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Contents 1 Inheritance of Sword2 Kosala vs Kamboja rivalry3 Kosala vs Kamboja rivalry: Puranic evidence4 Antiquity of the sword legend5 The Epic Kamboja is some earlier Iranian Kambujiya6 See also7 External link8 References Inheritance of Sword

 

 

The legend of Daivi Khadga or Divine Sword traces the history of creation and the inheritance of the prized sword from its origin down to the age of Pandavas. The legend is detailed in Shantiparva section of the great epic [1]. The legend of Mahabharata sword appears in the Shantiparva of Mahabharata. ...

The legend of Mahabharata sword appears in the Shantiparva of Mahabharata. ...

In Hinduism, the Pandavas are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu. ...

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Kosala vs Kamboja rivalry Mahabharata

attests that after several generations of changing hands from one line

of ancient kings to the others, the prized sword fell into the hands of

righteous king Ailavila from whom it went to king Dhundumara, a

celebrated king of Kosala (real name Kuvalashava): Kosala was an ancient Indian kingdom, corresponding roughly in area with the region of Oudh. ...

tasmachcha lebhe dharmagyo rajannaidabidastatha ||tatashchaidabidallebhe Dhundhumaro janeshvarah | .— (MBH 12.167.75.76) King Kuvalashava was nicknamed Dhundumara since he is stated to have killed a powerful Asura/Demon called Dhundhu in the battle. The Asura Dhundhu, to all probability, was an Iranian warrior, since the applelation Asura/Daitya/Danava in Brahmanical literature routinely applies to the Iranian followers of Ahura.Mazda.

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spirit since Christianity, but was viewed as a sort of elemental spirit

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Young Indian brahmachari Brahmin A Brahmin (less often Brahman) is a member of the Hindu priestly caste. ...

It is highly probable that under the supreme command of

chieftain Kambujiya (Kamboja of Shantiparava), the Iranian clan of

Asura Dhundhu had, later, retaliated on this Vedic king Kuvalashava and

defeated him in the battle, thus also wresting the prized sword from his lineage. Lineage refers to: kinship and descent, a concept of cultural anthropology used to track kinship and descent. ...

Dhundhumarachcha Kambojo Muchukundastato.alabhat ||— (MBH 12.167.76) It is likely that this Kamboja chief had also deprived king Kuvalashava of the kingdom of Kosala, at least, for a while.

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It is highly probable that the Asura warrior Dhundhu as well as the Kamboja warrior of the Mahabharata sword-legend, both belonged to one and the same Iranian clan. From these Iranians (the clan of Kamboja and Dhundhu), the legendary sword is said to have passed on to the Yavanas i.e Yavana king Muchukunda (Kambojo Muchukundastato.alabhat). Yona, Yonaka or Yavana is a Pali word used in ancient India to designate Greeks. ...

From the Muchukunda of Yavana line, the sword was wrested by Marutta. MuchukundanMaruttashcha Maruttadapi Raivatah |— (MBH 12.167.77) Kosala vs Kamboja rivalry: Puranic evidence Numerous Puranic

literature also amply attests that the Haihayas, Kambojas, Sakas etc

had fought two wars with the kings of Kosala, one with Bahu and second

with his son Sagara. This Puranic evidence clearly shows that the

relations between the Kambojas and the Kosalas have not been good

(Harivamsa 14.1-19) [2] ...

Antiquity of the sword legend The sword legend of Mahabharata

points to very remote antiquity since king Kuvalashava aka Dhundhumara,

the contemporary of this Kamboja warrior, has been placed at twelfth

generation down from Swayambhuva Manu of the Hindu traditions (Ancient Indian Historical Traditions, pp 114 ff, Dr P. E. Pargiter). Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century A sword (from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swerd lit. ...

The Mahabharata (Devanagari:

महाभारत, phonetically MahÄ�bhÄ�rata - see note),

sometimes just called Bharata, is one of the two major ancient Sanskrit

epics of India, the other being the Ramayana. ...

A Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of India (Bharat). ...

The Epic Kamboja is some earlier Iranian Kambujiya It is now generally accepted that the royal name Kambujiya (or Kamboujiya) is the Iranian version of Sanskrit Kamboja or Greek Cambyses and, it has been a very popular name among the ancient Iranians. It is highly likely that the legendary warrior Kamboja referenced in Shantiparava section of Mahabharata was some very earlier Kambujiya from the royal line of ancient Iranian Aryans, and he may have given his Kamboja/Kambujiya name to his clan. Cambyses II (Persian Kambujiya (کمبوجیه), d. ...

Cambyses II (Persian Kambujiya (کمبوجیه), d. ...

The Sanskrit language ( संसà¥à¤•à¥ƒà¤¤à¤¾ वाकà¥)

is one of the earliest attested members of the Indo-European language

family and is not only a classical language, but also an official

language of India. ...

Cambyses or Cambese is Greek version of the name of several monarchs of Achaemenid line of ancient Persia. ...

Aryan is an English word derived from

the Indian Vedic Sanskrit and Iranian Avestan terms ari-, arya-,

�rya-, and/or the extended form ary�na-. The Old Persian ariya- is a

cognate as well. ...

A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. ...

This ruler Kamboja/Kambujiya may even have preceded the

three Kambujiyas/Kambaujiyas (Cambysise) as referenced in the old

Persian Inscriptions. See also KambojasCambysesMahabharata SwordLanguage and ethnicity of KambojasChandravarma KambojaKamatha KambojaSudakshina KambojaPrapaksha Kamboja This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Cambyses or Cambese is Greek version of the name of several monarchs of Achaemenid line of ancient Persia. ...

The legend of Mahabharata sword appears in the Shantiparva of Mahabharata. ...

Kamboja was ancient name of a country and the tribe settled therein. ...

Chandravarma Kamboja is the first Kamboja king mentioned by name in the Mahabharata. ...

Sabhaparva section of Mahabharata refers to a king of the Kambojas called Kamatha Kamboja. ...

Sudakshina Kamboja is the third king of the Kambojas referred to in the Mahabharata. ...

 

The fourth prince of the Kambojas referenced in the Mahabharata is the

younger brother of the illustrious prince Sudakshina Kamboja. ...

External link Sword Legend [3] References MahabharataPuranasYasaka's NurukataPanini's Ashtadhyayi. Categories: Ancient peoples | Iranian peoples

 

 

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Sudakshina Kamboja - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1796 words)

 

Sudakshina Kamboja is the third king of the Kambojas referred to in the Mahabharata.

And is also the most referenced of all the Kamboja kings in the whole Mahabharata and most illustrious warrior of the Kambojas of Epic Age.

The heroic Sudakshina, the son of the Kamboja king, rushed against Arjuna, being borne on a car drawn by fleet Kamboja Studs.

 

 

 

Kshatriya - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (1896 words)

 

The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (sutra 4.1.168-175) attests that the Kamboja and Gandhara were very important Kshatriya kingdoms of Uttarapatha during or prior to Paninian times (500 BCE).

Puranic accounts attest that the Dravidas are Kshatriyas and are said to be descendants of the sons of Vishwamitra.

Like the Kambojas, Sakas, Yavanas,

Daradas, Khashas etc, the Dravidas were recorded as Kshatriyas who no

longer were initiated into the sacred thread due to their neglect of

the Brahmanas as well as due to their non-observance of the sacred Brahmanical codes.====================================