Gomantha: 2 definitions

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Gomantha means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: Wikipedia: India History

The Gomanta kingdom is mentioned in the Mahabharata as an extension of the kingdom of Yadavas at Dvaraka. It is identified to be the Goa state of India, situated in the western coast. It was the southern most extend of the region, occupied by the Yadava clans, finding explicit mention in Mahabharata. Gomanta was mentioned as a kingdom of Ancient India (Bharata Varsha) along with the Mandakas, the Shandas, the Vidharbas etc. (6,9).

Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras

Gomantha is the name of a fortress mentioned in the “Tālale plates of Gaṇḍarāditya”. Accordingly, “In that family there flourished king Jatiga (I), the lord of the Gomantha fort, the righteous consort of the lady that is the royal fortune and the maternal uncle of the Gaṅga Permānaḍi”.

These copper plates (mentioning Gomantha) were discovered by Ramchandrarao Appaji while he was digging in a field at Tālale in the Kolhāpur District. It is dated Tuesday, the tenth tithi of the bright fortnight of Māgha in the expired year 1032 (Śaka), the cyclic year being Virodhin. It records the grants made by Gaṇḍarāditya.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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