matsya tribe

Contents

• 1*Meena/Mina/Matsya
• 2Etymology
• 3Languages
• 4Folklore
• 5History
  • 5.1Adivasi
  • 5.2Vedic period
  • 5.3Medieval period
  • 5.4Present period
• 6Founder
• 7Descendants
• 8Subdivisions
• 9Conclusion
• 10Note*
• 11See also*
• 12References
• 13External links
• 14Resubmit

*Meena/Mina/Matsya[edit source]

The Meena :

Meena's ([miːɳaː]) is a clan found basically in the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh areas of India. Its name is likewise transcribed as Meenanda or Mina. The Meenas claims that they association with the Matsya Avatar of Lord Vishnu, and the antiquated Matsya Kingdom.^[1]

The Matsya :

(Sanskrit: मत्स्य, fish) is a symbol or manifestation of the Hindu god Vishnu.

Mina or Meena are same and Matsya, Meena, Meenawat, ( मीना , मीणा) Is an ancient tribal group located predominantly in Rajasthan (the land of kings).

Etymology[edit source]

Matsya is "fish" in Sanskrit Matsya is holy to Hindus as it is one of Hindu deity Vishnu's avatars (incarnation) that was mentioned in detail in Matsya Purana. Kingdoms of Matsya traditionally have the fish in their Kingdom emblem.

Languages[edit source]

Hindi, Mewari, Marwari, Dhundari, Harauti, Mewati, Wagdi, Malvi, Garhwali, Bhili and so on.

Folklore[edit source]

Half-human and Half-Fish depiction of Vishnu

Folklore is an articulate cultural body shared by a specific group of people; it encompasses the practises common to that culture , subculture or community

• MANU AND MEENA ARE KSHATRIYA (क्षत्रिय) TRIBE

The legend of the flood is found in numerous societies, yet the Mina(meena) custom that they are relatives of King Manu accomplishes 2 objectives explicit to the Indian setting. Matsya or Meena was the name of a Kshatriya clan and the condition of the Vedic human progress of India.^[2]

1.First, it gives a level of authenticity to the Mina guarantee of ksatriya status and, hence, to a worthwhile spot in the position structure of Indian culture. Along these lines, where Mina bunches have expected a standing personality, they rank just beneath the Brahman station or more the administration positions and slope people groups.

2.Second, distinguishing proof with Vishnu through his Matsya manifestation affirms the Minas as Hindu, a significant objective for ancestral gatherings that may have their roots outside Hindu society. Indeed, even today, Minavatar stays a significant divinity for the Minas.^[3]

History[edit source]

Matsya was among the sixteen Mahajanapadas (great kingdoms).

In ancient times Matsya was the empire, after several centuries the Matsya empire was dwindling and thus the Matsya (Meena) people were known as the Matsya tribe / race or clan. Meena claims that they are descendants of Matsya, Lord Vishnu's very first avatar. The Meenas assert a mythological descent from Vishnu's Matsya avatar, or fish incarnation. They also assert to be descendants of the people of the Matsya Kingdom who flourished in the 6th century B.C.^[4] The historian Pramod Kumar states that it is likely that the tribes living in the ancient Matsya Kingdom were called Meena. They are called adivasi (Aboriginals).

Adivasi[edit source]

The term Adivasi derives from the Hindi word 'adi' which means of earliest times or from the beginning and 'vasi' meaning inhabitant or resident^[5]old settlement of the ‘Meena’ tribe

Vedic period[edit source]

In ancient times Rajasthan was dominated by a dynasty of Meenas which had the emblem of Fish as the Pandyan empire (Paravar, Karava, Karaiyar) of the south. The word Mina is

derived from Meen and the Minas claim descent from God's Matsya Avatar(Meena Avatar).^[6] Matsya Avatar(Mina Avatar) occurs to save the righteous and the very first man,The Manu. ShraddhadevaManu was the ruler of the Dravida Kingdom (Matsya Kingdom)^[7], before the Pralaya, the incredible flood.^[8]

Medieval period[edit source]

The Meena Kingdom ruled the west of the Jamuna River roughly equal to the present Jaipur and Alwar (emperor) regions.^[9]

Matsya Kingdom in Sanskrit and was specified in the Rig Veda. Rigveda is the ancient of all the Vedas and was written in the northwestern part of the indian subcontinent, approximately between 1700–1100 BC.

Matsya or Meena (Fish Sanskrit) was the title of the Kshatriya tribe and the kingdom of the Vedic civilization of India. It stood south of the Kurus Empire, and west of the Yamuna, which divided it from the Panchalas Empire.

Present period[edit source]

After the Indian independence in 1947, the royal states of Bharatpur, Dholpur, Alwar and Karauli were briefly put together as the "United State of Matsya" from 1947

to 1949, and further in March 1949, after the signing of the Instrument of Accession by these princely states, they were merged with the present state of Rajasthan

Founder[edit source]

16 mahajanapadas

The Kingdom was founded by the Indo-Aryan tribe of Vedic India.

Matsya was founded by Matsya Dvwaita, the second-oldest son of Uparachara Vasu.

Brihadratha's son Dhvasana Dvaitavana became the king of Matsya.

Matsya Kingdom was originally established by a group of fishermen who would later become kings. Matsya in Sanskrit means fish. Kuru king Santanu 's wife Satyavati was from this culture. The Kingdom of Virata was established by Ruler Virata, a Matsya ruler. He was Abhimanyu son of Arjuna's father-in - law. The epic Mahabharata refers to the ruler of Chedi, viz Uparichara Vasu, the lord of the Matsya empire.^[10]

Descendants[edit source]

ShraddhadevaManu wedded Shatarupa and had ten youngsters including Ila and Ikshvaku, the forebears of the Lunar and Solar dynasties, respectively.^[11]Shraddhadeva married shatarupa had 10 children including Ila and Ikshvaku

Ikshvaku (Sanskrit; ikṣvāku, from Sanskrit ikṣu; Pali: Okkāka), is one of the ten children of Shraddhadeva Manu.

The Mahabharata states:-^[12]

Furthermore, Manu was supplied with incredible insight and gave to excellence. Furthermore, he turned into the ancestor of a line. Also, in Manu's race have been brought into the world every single individual, who have, accordingly, been called Manavas. What's more, it is of Manu that all men including Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Sudras, and others have been dropped, and are accordingly completely called Manavas.

In this way, the Brahmanas got joined with the Kshatriyas. Furthermore, those children of Manu that were Brahmanas dedicated themselves to the investigation of the Vedas. Also, Manu sired ten other youngsters named:^[13]

Ikshvaku, Dhrishta, Narishyanta, Distha, Nriga, Karusha, Sharyati, the eighth, a little girl named Ila, Prishadhru the ninth, and Kavi.

They all betook themselves to the acts of Kshatriyas (warriors). Other than these, Manu had fifty different children on Earth. However, it was heard that they all died, quarreling with one another.^[14]

Subdivisions[edit source]

The Meena tribe is divided into several clans and sub-clans, which are named after their ancestors.

Bhil Meena is another sub-division among the Meenas.

As part of a sanskritisation process, some Bhils present themselves as Meenas, who hold a higher socio-economic status compared to the Bhil tribal people.

A sub-group known as "Ujwal Meena" seek higher status, and claim to be Rajputs, thus distinguishing themselves from the Bhil Meenas.

They follow vegetarianism, unlike other Meenas whom they designated as "Mailay Meena".

Other prevalent social groupings are Zamindar Meena and the Chaukidar Meena.

The Zamindar Meena, comparatively well-off, are those who surrendered to powerful Rajput invaders and settled on the lands believe to be granted by the Rajputs.^[15]

Conclusion[edit source]

As we know that matsya kingdom is also known as the Dravida Kingdom.^[16]So it also shows that the present meena tribe is connected to the Matsya / Dravida Empire, and that's why the meena tribe is considered to be the matsya tribe.

So the conclusion is that the Meena tribe are descendants of Matsya tribe^[17]

Note*[edit source]

The Meena and Mina are same^[18]

See also*[edit source]

• Matsya Kingdom
• Matsya Puran
• Meena
• The Manu

References[edit source]

1. ^ Sinha, Nandini (2000). "Reconstructing Identity and Situating Themselves in History: A Preliminary Note on the Meenas of Jaipur Locality". Indian Historical Review. 27 (1): 29–43. doi:10.1177/037698360002700103. ISSN 0376-9836.
2. ^ Geen, Jonathan (2007-03-13). "Knowledge of Brahman as a solution to fear in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa/Br̥hadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad". Journal of Indian Philosophy. 35 (1): 33–102. doi:10.1007/s10781-007-9012-x. ISSN 0022-1791.
3. ^ Rizvi, S. H. M. (1987). Mina, the ruling tribe of Rajasthan : socio-biological appraisal. Delhi: B.R. Pub. Corp. ISBN 81-7018-447-9. OCLC 18351341.
4. ^ Sahiram: Ek adhūrī krānti, Shekhawati kā kisān āndolan (1922-1952). p. 3.
5. ^ "World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples2016 087 World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples London Minority Rights Group International". Reference Reviews. 30 (3): 26–27. 2016-03-21. doi:10.1108/rr-12-2015-0298. ISSN 0950-4125.
6. ^ Minahan, James,. Ethnic groups of South Asia and the Pacific : an encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif. ISBN 978-1-59884-660-7. OCLC 819572006.
7. ^ Noah as antihero : Darren Aronofsky's cinematic deluge. Burnette-Bletsch, Rhonda, 1970-. New York. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-351-72070-0. OCLC 984993657.
8. ^ Daniélou, Alain. (2003). A brief history of India. Rochester. VT: Inner Traditions. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-59477-794-3. OCLC 778372064.
9. ^ Kushwaha, Rajendra Singh, 1929- (2003). Glimpses of Bhāratiya history (Ed. 1st ed.). New Delhi: Ocean Books. ISBN 81-88322-40-7. OCLC 55679506.
10. ^ Mittal, J. P. (2006). History of ancient India : a new version. New Delhi: Atlantic. p. 422. ISBN 81-269-0617-0. OCLC 135269936.
11. ^ Thapar, Romila,. The past before us : historical traditions of early north India (First Harvard University Press edition ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts. ISBN 978-0-674-72651-2. OCLC 859536567.
12. ^ "NETWATCH: Botany's Wayback Machine". Science. 316 (5831): 1547d–1547d. 2007-06-15. doi:10.1126/science.316.5831.1547d. ISSN 0036-8075.
13. ^ "Manu Samhita - Laws of Manu, "The Oxford Text" – The Gold Scales". oaks.nvg.org. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
14. ^ Parmeshwaranand, Swami. (2001). Encyclopaedic dictionary of Purāṇas (1st ed ed.). New Delhi: Sarup & Sons. ISBN 81-7625-226-3. OCLC 52204586.
15. ^ Danver, Steven L. (2015-03-10). "Native Peoples of the World: An Encylopedia of Groups, Cultures and Contemporary Issues": 550. doi:10.4324/9781315702155.
16. ^ Vishwananda, Paramahamsa Sri Swami. The Essence of Shreemad Bhagavatam. PublishDrive. pp. 300–301. ISBN 9783940381521.
17. ^ K. Mann, Rann Singh Mann, (1989). Tribal Cultures and Change. Mittal Publications. pp. 15–16.
18. ^ "MINA VS MEENA: Latest News, Videos and Photos of MINA VS MEENA | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-09-14.

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