Janamejaya
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Janamejaya () was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period. Along with his father and predecessor Parikshit, he played a decisive role in the consolidation of the Kuru state, the arrangement of Vedic hymns into collections, and the development of the orthodox srauta ritual, transforming the Kuru realm into the dominant political and cultural part of northern India. He also appears as a figure in later legends and traditions, the Mahabharata and the Puranas.
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- Divika Ramesa alocana ki dahalija para
- Hindī vyaṅgya kī dhārmika pustaka
- Prema Janamejaya
- Jyoṃ jyoṃ būṛeṃ Śyāma raṅga
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Key facts
- Royalty.succession
- King of Kuru
- Royalty.image
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- Royalty.caption
- Depiction of Janamejaya in the Razmnama
- Royalty.reign
- 12th–9th century BCE
- Royalty.title
- Raja
- Royalty.predecessor
- Parikṣit
- Royalty.successor
- Ashwamedhadatha
- Royalty.house
- Kuru
- Royalty.father
- Parikṣit
- Royalty.religion
- Historical Vedic Religion
- Royalty.dynasty
- Bharata
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- Personal Information
- Character.name
- Janamejaya
- Character.image
- The sage Vyasa and the king Janamejaya..jpg
- Character.caption
- The sage Vyasa and King Janamejaya
- Character.spouse
- Vapushtama
- Character.children
- Śatáníka, Sankukarna
- Character.affiliation
- Kurus
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Father
- Parīkṣit
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Family
- Kuru Kingdom
- Image
- The sage Vyasa and the king Janamejaya..jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- In Vedic literature
- Historicity
- In Puranic literature
- In Mahabharata
- Sarpa Satra (snake sacrifice)
- Succession
- See also
- Notes
- References
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- Sources
Janamejaya () was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period. Along with his father and predecessor Parikshit, he played a decisive role in the consolidation of the Kuru state, the arrangement of Vedic hymns into collections, and the development of the orthodox srauta ritual, transforming the Kuru realm into the dominant political and cultural part of northern India. He also appears as a figure in later legends and traditions, the Mahabharata and the Puranas.
== Etymology == The name Janamejaya means "man-impelling" or "victorious from birth".
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