Kamyaka Forest

Kamyakavana (Sanskrit: काम्यकवन, romanized: Kāmyakavana), also referred to as the Kamyaka forest, is a legendary forest featured in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It is described to be located on the banks of the river Sarasvati.[1] The Pandavas are described to have spent a period of their exile in this forest.[2]

  1. ^ John Dowson, M. R. A. S. (1928). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion Geography, History and Literature. Sabyasachi Mishra. p. 148.
  2. ^ Feller, Danielle (2004). The Sanskrit Epics' Representation of Vedic Myths. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 38. ISBN 978-81-208-2008-1.