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Janaka
Janaka (also spelled
Janak;
Nepali: जनक,
Sanskrit: जनक) is the name used to refer to the kings of
Videha. The Janaka Dynasty ruled the Videha kingdom from their capital,
Mithila, identified with modern
Janakpur in
Nepal. A certain King Janaka, who probably reigned during the 7th century BCE, is mentioned in the late
Vedic literature as a great philosopher-king. A King Janaka is also mentioned in the
Ramayana epic.
Janaka
Janaka (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root jan to be born, come forth] A king of the Mithila dynasty reigning at Videha; grandson of Ikshvaku, founder of the solar dynasty (Suryava-nsa).
Twenty generations later, another king of the same name reigned at Videha, famed for his good works, knowledge, and sanctity, also called Siradhvaja (he of the plow-banner) for, as related in the Ramayana, when the king was preparing the ground for a sacrifice for obtaining offspring, a maiden, Sita, sprang up ready formed from the furrow which he had made with his plow. Through his righteous life he became a Brahmin and one of the Rajarshis -- referred to in the Bagavad-Gita (ch 3). It is also related that he and his preceptor-adviser, Yajnavalkya, prepared the way for the Buddha.
Used as an adjective meaning generating, producing.
