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Hatak, हाटक or Harataka is a state mentioned in some translations of the Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism. The epic, which narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins culminating in the Kurukshetra War, mentions Hataka as a northern land conquered by Arjuna, a Pandava prince and one of the major protagonists of the Mahabharata.
According to a translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguli, it is stated that the state is inhabited by Yakshas (Guhyaka), [1] a class of nature spirits in the epic.
In Mahajanapada Period (600BC-325BC), Kambojas (Sanskrit:- कम्बोज)(Assamese/Banglaকম্বোজ), which is a Mahajanapadas, Capital was Hataka.
According to the 1969 book Aitihasik Sthanavali [5] by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, the following was the info given about the kingdom.
This article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily
in-universe style. (March 2014) |
Hatak, हाटक or Harataka is a state mentioned in some translations of the Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism. The epic, which narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins culminating in the Kurukshetra War, mentions Hataka as a northern land conquered by Arjuna, a Pandava prince and one of the major protagonists of the Mahabharata.
According to a translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguli, it is stated that the state is inhabited by Yakshas (Guhyaka), [1] a class of nature spirits in the epic.
In Mahajanapada Period (600BC-325BC), Kambojas (Sanskrit:- कम्बोज)(Assamese/Banglaকম্বোজ), which is a Mahajanapadas, Capital was Hataka.
According to the 1969 book Aitihasik Sthanavali [5] by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, the following was the info given about the kingdom.