Karnata Kingdom
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Karnata was an ancient kingdom, mentioned in the great epic Mahabharata, It gave the name to the South Indian state of Karnataka.
References in Mahabharata
Sahadeva's Military Campaign to the South of India
- Mahabharata, Book 2, Chapter 30
Andhras and the Talavanas, the Kalingas
and the Ushtrakarnikas, and also the delightful city of Atavi and that of the Yavanas.
Nakula's Military Campaign to the West of India
- Mahabharata, Book 2, Chapter 32
Nakula subjugated the whole of the desert country and the region known as Sairishaka full of plenty, as also that other one called Mahetta. And the hero had a fierce encounter with the royal sage Akrosa. And the son of Pandu left that part of the country having subjugated the Dasarnas, the Sivis, the Trigartas, the Amvashtas, the Malavas, the five tribes of the Karnata, and those twice born classes that were called the Madhyamakeyas and Vattadhanas.
Karanataka, a Southern Kingdom in Bharata Varsha (Ancient India)
- Mahabharata, Book 6, Chapter 9
There are other kingdoms in the south. They are the
Cholas, and the Malavayakas; the Samangas, the Kanakas, the Kukkuras, and the Angara-marishas; the Samangas, the Karakas, the Kukuras, the Angaras, the Marishas: the Dhwajinis, the Utsavas, the Sanketas, the Trigartas, and the Salwasena; the Vakas, the Kokarakas, the Pashtris, and the Lamavegavasas; the Vindhyachulakas, the Pulindas, and the Valkalas; the Malavas, the Vallavas, the further-Vallavas, the Kulindas, the Kalavas, the Kuntaukas, and the Karatas; the Mrishakas, the Tanavalas, the Saniyas; the Alidas, the Pasivatas, the Tanayas, and the Sulanyas; the Rishikas, the Vidarbhas
, the Kakas, the Tanganas, and the further-Tanganas.
See also
- Kingdoms of Ancient India
References
- Mahabharata of Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli