Kambojas of Panini: Encyclopedia II - Kambojas of Panini - Panini’s rules for janapadas and the Kshatriya settlers

Kambojas of Panini - Panini’s rules for janapadas and the Kshatriya settlers

The princes who ruled over these countries were Kshatriyas, and Panini's sutra 4.1.174 (te tadrajah) teaches us that the same word denoted both a descendent of the Kshatriyas i.e a citizen of janapada, as well as their king or ruler (India as Known to Panini, 1953, p 427, Dr V. S. Aggarwala; Ancient Kamboja, People and the Country, 1981, p29-31, Dr J. L. Kamboj )

Kambojas of Panini - Kshatriya tribes and their janapadas

(i)

(ii)

The above nomenclature holds good for all the Kshatriya tribes so named by Panini in sutras (4.1.168 through 4.1.177) including the Kamboja.

Kambojas of Panini - Kshatiya descendents and their rulers

But Panini recommends appropriate affix (aÑ, Ñyan, iÑ etc) to be added to the janpada word for all Kshatriya janapadas (except the Kamboja Kshatriyas) to obtain derivative to denote the descendents of the ruling Kshatriyas as well as their kings. e.g:

(iii)

And per Sutra 4.1.174 (te tadrajah), the same word shall denote the descendent of Kshatriyas as well as the ruler of that Kshatriya tribe/janapada. Hence:

(iv)

References: (India as Known to Panini, 1953, pp 426-27, Dr V. S. Aggarwala; Ancient Kamboja, People and the Country, p 29-31, Dr J. L. Kamboj)

Thus, by adding appropriate affix (aÑ, Ñyan, iÑ etc) with the janapada word, the derivative to denote the descendents of Kshariyas as well as their Kshatriya rulers can be obtained for various janapadas named by Panini (4.1.168 through 4.1.177) except the Kamboja.

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