Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.49
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.49
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v1.c3.s12.49
Khāṇḍava is mentioned in the Taittirīya Āraṇyaka¹ as one of the boundaries of Kurukṣetra. There seems no reason to doubt its identity with the famous Khāṇḍava forest of the Mahābhārata. The name occurs also in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa² and the Śāṭyāyanaka.³