Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c41.s1.3

v3.c41.s1.3

Etymology of Dhūndhār.—Like all the other Rajput States, the country of the Kachhwahas is an assemblage of communities, the territories of which have been wrested from the aboriginal tribes, or from independent chieftains, at various periods; and therefore the term Dhundhar, which was only one of their earliest acquisitions, had scarcely a title to impose its name upon the aggregate. The etymology of Dhundhar is from a once celebrated sacrificial mount (dhundh) on the western frontier, near Kalakh Jobner.¹