Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c42.s1.t1.38

v3.c42.s1.t1.38

¹ It is indifferently called Ajaimer, and Ajaidurg, the invincible hill (meru), or invincible castle (durg). Tradition, however, says that the name of this renowned abode, the key of Rajputana, is derived from the humble profession of the young Chauhan, who was a goatherd; Aja meaning ‘a goat’ in Sanskrit; still referring to the original pastoral occupation of the Palis. [Ajmer was founded by Ajayadeva about A.D. 1100.]