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Nishada king, viz., the son of Ekalavya. The son of Ekalavya received Arjuna in battle. The encounter that took place between the Kuru hero and the Nishadas was furious. Unvanquished in battle, the valiant son of Kunti defeated the Nishada king who proved an obstacle
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Nishaada as forest hunters and fishermen. Nishadas were mentioned as tribes that have the hills and the forests for their abode and fishing as their chief occupation. They ruled over the hills, plains, land and dominated over the water. They were linked with a king called
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section below). However, such classifications are not indicative of the contemporary occupations of the
Nishadas: rather, they appear to be a legal attempt to define the status of the Nishadas relative to the other varnas, so that the varna-specific laws could be applied to them.
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Nishadas was fishing and hunting. According to one telling, once, a Nishada had killed one bird from a pair, causing the other bird to be aggrieved by its loss and experience the pangs of pain. Observing this deep pain inspired the sage
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Shadaja, Rishabha, together with
Gandhara, Madhyama, and likewise Panchama; after this should be known Nishada, and then Dhaivata (14,50). The seven original notes are Shadja, Rishabha, Gandhara, Mahdhyama, Panchama, Dhaivata and Nishada (12,183).
725:, several ancient texts present them as progeny of parents from different varnas. This appears to have been done for legal purposes, since a person's varna status determined how the contemporary law treated them. For example:
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In the earliest of the Indo-Aryan texts, the term "Nishada" may have been used as a generic term for all indigenous non-Aryan tribes rather than a single tribe. This is suggested by the fact that according to
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These references suggest that the Indo-Aryans made efforts to assimilate the
Nishadas into their own social order, but the Vedic ritual status granted to the Nishadas was limited in nature. Historian
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woman should inherit one-tenth of his father's property. Both these texts describe
Nishadas as progeny of Brahmana men and Shudra women, but do not apply the inheritance rule to the Nishadas. The
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Mahabharata, the Nishadas are described as hunters, fishermen, mountaineers or raiders that have the hills and the forests as their abode. Their origin is associated with a king called
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speculates that the
Nishadas were too numerous and too powerful to be eliminated, enslaved, or expelled by the Indo-Aryans: this may explain the limited attempts to assimilate them.
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suggests that elephant-training was another occupation associated with the
Nishadas. This is also corroborated the use of the term "Nishadin" to describe an elephant-keeper in
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and also the high hill called Gosringa, and that lord of earth called Srenimat (2,30). Nishada and Srenimat were mentioned together again at (5,4).
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defeated the king of the Bhargas, as also the ruler of the Nishadas viz Manimat and numerous other kings (2,29). This kingdom is possibly the
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also seems to consider subsistence on fishing a characteristic of the Nishadas, as attested by Nanda-pandita's commentary on the text and the
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is mentioned as the gate to the kingdom of the Nishadas. There the river is completely dried up and exist as a dry river channel (3,130).
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of Apastamba, Katyayana, and Varaha, mention the participation of Nishadas in a sacrificial ceremony: A Nishada official (
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vanquished and brought under his subjection numberless kings of the Mlechchha tribe living on the sea coast, and the
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who became a slave to wrath and malice, and became unrighteous. Sages killed him for his malice and wrongdoings.
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along with the Pauravakas and Patachcharas; at(6,50). The southern Nishadas were also mentioned in the army of
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is stated to be an archer of a Nishada tribe in the text.
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1340:(2 ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. p. 116.
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197:, the parent family of the Munda languages.
170:of the Indo-Aryan society and the Nishadas.
1259:A mountain range in ancient India is named
613:called Nishada, which according to scholar
189:. N. K. Dutt also identifies with them pre-
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283:, Utpala's 8th century commentary on the
271:Nishadas are presented as hunters in the
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1140:along with the Kalinga heroes (6,54).
982:A spot named Vinasana on the banks of
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660:excludes the Nishadas from the four
437:Relations with the early Indo-Aryans
1112:was also the king of this kingdom.
664:of the Indo-Aryan society, quoting
994:Nishada kingdom in the South India
978:Nishadas on the banks of Saraswati
823:to write about the legend of king
802:describe the Nishadas as of mixed
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578:). The other groups included the
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1368:www.wisdomlib.org (2014-08-03).
1010:sacrifice;- After defeating the
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2033:48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra
1393:Anand; Sekhar, Rukmini (2000).
293:of Vaikhanasa and Ushanas. The
166:" ("five peoples") as the four
1255:A mountain range named Nishada
1077:. This kingdom was visited by
922:. This kingdom was visited by
522:and darsha-purna-masa rituals.
1:
1689:publication, Gorakhpur, India
1504:Haripada Chakraborti (1981).
1427:Manish Kumar (January 0101).
1089:sacrifice;- After conquering
566:, the art of snake-charming (
303:describes the Nishada prince
1186:and Tamraliptakas (south of
1166:Mekalas (a kingdom close to
998:This kingdom was visited by
131:during his period of exile.
127:of the Nishada clan assists
1510:. Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar.
1214:Nishadas in Kurukshetra War
1057:, once more rushed towards
1053:foot-soldiers, urged on by
899:Nishada kingdom of Ekalavya
831:and his dutiful wife queen
737:wives. These texts include
621:in the Indo-Aryan society.
469:at this time. For example:
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62:to comply with Knowledge's
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1337:India of Vedic Kalpasūtras
1194:(8,22). The Kalingas, the
1069:Nishada kingdom of Manimat
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1315:Kingdoms of Ancient India
1267:Nishada as a musical note
959:, to collect tribute for
863:References in Mahabharata
545:should be a tribal chief.
533:discusses if the Nishada
516:Satyashadha-Shrauta-Sutra
394:Maskarin's commentary on
355:presents the Nishada as
75:may contain suggestions.
60:may need to be rewritten
30:Not to be confused with
2577:Epic-Puranic chronology
1174:) and Utkalas (western
1168:Dakshina Kosala kingdom
1136:. Ketumat was slain by
814:Description in Ramayana
479:Latyayana-Shrauta-Sutra
475:Apastamba-Shrauta-Sutra
252:, and low-tipped nose.
2632:Ethnic groups in India
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1396:Vyasa and Vighneshwara
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740:Baudhayana Dharmasutra
692:Baudhayana Dharmasutra
673:Baudhayana Dharmasutra
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1685:Ramayana by Valmiki,
1433:. Prabhat Prakashan.
1399:. Katha. p. 31.
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806:and Shudra parentage.
752:Vashistha Dharmasutra
1734:Kisari Mohan Ganguli
1022:) the Kuru warrior,
509:Manava-Shrauta-Sutra
195:Austroasiatic family
27:Ancient Indian tribe
1674:Vivekanand Jha 1974
1662:Vivekanand Jha 1974
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1454:Vivekanand Jha 1974
1334:Gopal, Ram (1983).
551:Shatapatha Brahmana
527:Purva-Mimamsa-Sutra
445:encountered by the
212:Physical appearance
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1785:Traditional author
1649:, pp. 68, 70.
895:sacrifice (2,50).
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764:Yajnavalkya Smriti
343:Katha-sarit-sagara
2622:Himalayan peoples
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1726:978-81-7007-176-1
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1529:, pp. 73ā74.
1456:, pp. 67ā68.
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