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Bharata Natya Shastra's
Bharata (representing either sa, भरत or , and occasionally rendered as ''Bharat'' or ''Bharatha'' in informal contexts) may refer to: * Bharata (tribe), mentioned in the Rig Veda * Bharata, an occasional epithet for the Vedic deity Agni * Bharata (''Mahabharata''), a legendary king * Bharata (''Ramayana''), a Hindu deity * Bharata chakravartin, a figure in Jain mythology * Bharata Muni, an ancient Indian theatrologist and musicologist * ''Bhārata'', a term for descendants of any of the figures listed above * ''Bhārata'', a name for India See also * Bharat (other) * '' Bhārata Mātā'', the national personification of India as a mother goddess * Bharathan (1946–1998), Indian film maker * Bharathar, a Tamil caste in Tamil Nadu, India * ''Mahābhārata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharata (tribe)
The Bharatas were an early List of ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes#Vedic Tribes, Vedic tribe that existed in the latter half of the 2nd millennium BC, second millennium B.C.E. The earliest mentioned location of the Bharatas was on the first Sarasvati River in southern Afghanistan. Under the tribal king Divodasa, Divodāsa, the Bharatas moved through the Hindu Kush mountains and defeated Śambara. Divodāsa's descendant, Sudās, won the Battle of the Ten Kings against a Puru (Vedic tribe), Puru-led coalition, which set the scene for the initial compilation of hymns of the Rigveda. After the battle, the Bharatas and other Puru clans would eventually form the Kuru Kingdom, which was the first attested state in Indian history. Etymology The name ''Bharata'' is of Indo-Aryan and Indo-Iranian origin, meaning "the ones who carry". History Two Bharatas, Devaśravas Bhārata and Devavāta Bhārata, are mentioned as living near the Āpayā, Sarasvati River, Sarasvatī and Drsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |