tantipal mahabharat mean ek varsh ke ajnatavas ke samay nakul dvara apanaya gaya nam tha.
- mahabharat mean paandavoan ke vanavas mean ek varsh ka ajnatavas bhi tha, jo unhoanne virat nagar mean bitaya.
- virat nagar mean paandav apana nam aur pahachan poornat: chhupakar rahe. unhoanne raja virat ke yahaan sevak banakar ek varsh vyatit kiya.
- 'tasy vaktantirnamani damani'
- uparokt shruti ke anusar 'tanti' shabd vani ka vachak hai. 'tantipal' kahakar sahadev ne goodharoop se yudhishthir ko yah bataya ki maian apaki pratyek ajna ka palan karooanga.
- sadharan logoan ki drishti mean tantipal ka arth hai- "bailoan ko baandhane ki rassi ko surakshit rakhane vala". at: sahadev ne bhi raja virat ko apana parichay yatharth hi diya.