Regimi's, Inscriptions of Ancient Nepal, Abhinav Publications, ISBN 0391025597 ). There are Rajputra references in many Licchavi inscriptions (Recorded in D.R. Rajputra are also mentioned in Sumandala Copper Plate inscription of Prithvigraha, Gupta era (570 A.D). Rajaputras have also been referred to in Kautilya's (350-283 B.C) Arthashashtra, Kalidasa's (1st century B.C) Malvikagnimitra, Asvaghosha's (80-150 A.D.) Saundarananda, Banbhatta's (7th century A.D.) Harshacharita and Kadambari and Kalhana's (12th century A.D.) Rajatarangini.ĭamodarpur copper-plate inscription of Kumaragupta III (533 A.D) records that the Governor of Bhukti of Pundravardhana, Rajaputra-Dev-Bhattaraka, was a son of the emperor, bearing the title Uparika Maharaja and 'rendering his homage to the king'. (Srimad Bhagavatam, 1.12.311) Abhimanyu's son Parikshit is called Rajaputra in Bhagvat Purana. The Gayatri, the most sacred hymn of the Rig Veda, is taken from the third of the ten cycles of hymns, the cycle of the Rajaputra Sage Viswamitra. It thus becomes evident on the authority of these very names (such as Vasishta, Viswamitra, Agastya, etc.), all of which belong to men born in various manvantaras, that centuries, and perhaps millenniums, must have elapsed between the dates of their composition. To each of its hymns the name of the seer or Rishi to whom it was revealed is prefixed. The Rig Veda is the first and most important of the four Vedas and rajput rishis (rajrishi) are mentioned in it. They are divided into 36 major clans, names of which are recorded in several texts including the Kumarpala Charita of Jayasimha, and Prithviraj Raso of Chandbardai. They have a hindu Jati (an endogamous group within the Hindu social system). Rajputs (Rajaputra) are a sub-group of hindu Kshatriya varna. 9.3.2 Maha Vir Chakra winners (Second highest gallantry award in India).9.3.1 Param Vir Chakra winners (Highest gallantry award in India). 8 Prominent Rajput clans & their main centers.6.2 Partial list of Rajputs who fought the invaders.6.1 Organization of Indian kingdoms during invasions.
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