Editing Jat people (section)

====Jat People in Ramayana period====

In Sarg 42 of Kishkindha Kanda in Ramayana - Directions to Westward Party in search of Sita are given as under:

:Then [[Sugriva]] went to his father-in-law and [[Tara]]'s father [[Sushena]]. He greeted him and said to the great sage '''Maareech's son Archismaan''' who is like Indra and [[Garud]] in valor and the other son of Sage Maareech Archishmaalyaa - "You take 200,000 (2 lakh) [[Vanar]] under the leadership of [[Sushena]] and go to search '''Vaidehee''' in west, '''[[Saurashtra]]''' and '''[[Chandrachitra]]''' (present day [[Mathura]]) Desh. Search for Her in [[Kukshi]] Desh where beetle nut, Bakul and Uddaalk trees grow. There you will search Her in dry lands, waters, forests, mountains etc.

:Further, you will find a sea ([[Arabian Sea]]) in which many sharks and crocodiles live in. Near that sea, you will find a forest where Ketakee, Tamaal, Kaarikel (coconut) trees grow. After that you will find '''Murachee''' and '''[[Jat]]apur cities.''' Next you go to [[Avanti]] (this Avantee is another Avantee), '''Anglepaa and Alakshita'''a.

:After this you will arrive at the mouth of River [[Indus]] ([[Sindhu]]). Near it is Hem Giri Parvat (Som Giri Parvat) which has numerous summits and on which there are many huge tall trees. Here live flying lions who take Timi named [[Matsya]] (fish or sharks) and elephant seals on the trees. You will search this mountain thoroughly. 

Here we find mention of '''[[Jat]]apur city''' means 'the city of Jats' near Avanti and after it is situated [[Sindhu]] River.

[[किष्किन्धाकाण्डे द्विचत्वारिंशः सर्गः ॥४-४२॥]] in [[Ramayana]] mentions Jat in Sanskrit as under:

:वेलातल निवेष्टेषु पर्वतेषु वनेषु च ।
:मुरची पत्तनम् चैव रम्यम् चैव '''[[Jat|जटा पुरम्]]''' ॥४-४२-१३॥

:कपयो विहरिष्यन्ति नारिकेल वनेषु च ।
:तत्र सीताम् च मार्गध्वम् निलयम् रावणस्य च ॥४-४२-१२॥

:[[Avanti|अवंतीम्]] अंगलेपाम् च तथा च अलक्षितम् वनम् ।
:राष्ट्राणि च विशालानि पत्तनानि ततः ततः ॥४-४२-१४॥

:[[Sindhu|सिंधु]] सागरयोः चैव संगमे तत्र पर्वतः ।
:महान् हेम गिरिः नाम शत शृंगो महाद्रुमः ॥४-४२-१५॥