महिष्मान्

{ mahiṣmān }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

A King of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty. He was the son of a King called Kuṇi. (Kuṇi is called Kunti in some of the Purāṇas). Kuṇi had three other sons named Sabhājit, Bhadrasena and Durdama. [9th Skandha, Bhāgavata] .
MAHIṢMĀN I   A King of the Hehaya royal family. It was this King who constructed on the banks of the river Narmadā, Māhiṣmatī, the capital city of Kārtavīryārjuna. It got the name of Māhiṣmatī because it was constructed by Mahiṣmān [Chapter 2, Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa] .

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

noun  एकः राजा ।   Ex. महिष्मतः उल्लेखः हरिवंशे पुराणेषु च अस्ति