Jatiga: 2 definitions

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Jatiga 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: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras

1) Jatiga I is the name of a king from the Śilāhāra dynasty, according to 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 Pērmānaḍi. His son was the illustrious king known as Nāyima, the abode of valour and the lord of the Vidyādharas, whose body was marked with the saffron-paste on the breasts of the Karṇāṭa ladies”.

2) Jatiga II, son of Candra, is the name of a king from the Śilāhāra dynasty, mentioned in the “Miraj plates of Mārasiṃha”. Accordingly, “His (Candra’s) mighty son was the illustrious King Jatiga (II), who was opposed to the (whole) multitude of hostile princes, who was a powerful ruler of the city of Tagara, who was (always) true to his word, who shone with his valour, who was a veritable lion of the mountain that was the fortress of Pannāla, the best of hills, who looked splendid with his brilliant rising fame, who was the lord of the renouned māṇḍalikas of the earth, and was capable of giving protection to the (whole ) earth...”

Jatiga II is also mentioned in the “Tālale plates of Gaṇḍarāditya”. Accordingly, “Candra’s son, again, was king Jatiga (II), a great warrior, who commanded a troop of elephants. His sons were named Goṅkala and Gūvala (I), who were thunderbolts to the chief mountains that were their foes”.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jaṭiga (ಜಟಿಗ):—[noun] = ಜಟ್ಟಿಂಗ [jattimga].

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Jātiga (ಜಾತಿಗ):—[noun] = ಜಾತಿಗಾರ [jatigara].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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