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बृहद्बल

   { bṛhadbala }
Script: Devanagari

बृहद्बल

Puranic Encyclopaedia  | English  English |   | 
   A king of the country known as Kosala. During his conquest of the East, Bhīmasena defeated this King. This powerful King of Kosala had given fourteen thousand horses for the Rājasūya (imperial inauguration) of Yudhiṣthira. He fought with Abhimanyu and Ghaṭotkaca in the battle of Bhārata. It is mentioned in [Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapter 40, Stanza 20] , that Abhimanyu killed this Bṛhadbala in the battle.
BṚHADBALA I   A king in ancient India. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 1, Stanza 237] .
BṚHADBALA II   Son of Suba, a King of Gāndhāra. He was present at the Pāñcālī Svayamvara (marriage of Pāñcālī) with his brothers Śakuni and Vṛṣaka. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Stanza 5] .

बृहद्बल

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
बृहद्—बल  m. m. ‘having great strength’, N. of two kings, [MBh.] ; [Hariv.] ; [Pur.]
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