सुधनुस्

{ sudhanus }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

A warrior from Pāñcāla who took the side of the Pāṇḍavas. This mighty warrior was the son of King Drupada and the brother of Vīraketu. In the battle of Bhārata, when Vīraketu was killed, Sudhanus gathered his brothers and attacked Droṇa. In that fight Sudhanus was killed by Droṇa. [M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 98, Verses 37-40] .
SUDHANUS I   A King of the Puru dynasty. He was the son of King Kuru who had founded Kurukṣetra. Four sons named Sudhanvā, Sudhanus, Parīkṣit and Arimejaya, were born to Kuru. [Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 278] .
SUDHANUS II   A King who was the son of Kuru and the father of Suhotra. The King Uparicaravasu was a King of this dynasty. [Bhāgavata, Skandha 9] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सु—धनुस्  m.  m. N. of a son of कुरु, [Hariv.]; [Pur.]

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सु धनुस्

of an ancestor of गौतम बुद्ध, [Buddh.]