कुन्तिभोज

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KUNTIBHOJA   
1) General.
A King of the Yadu dynasty; son of the sister of Śūrasena, who was the father of Vasudeva and grandfather of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. (For genealogy see under Śrī Kṛṣṇa). Kuntibhoja was also the foster-father of Kuntī, the daughter of Śūrasena. (See Para 1, under Kuntī 1).
2) Other information.
(i) Sahadeva, during his triumphal march over the southern kingdoms subjugated Kuntibhoja. [Sabhā Parva, Chapter 31, Verse 16] .
(ii) He participated in the Rājasūya Yajña of Yudhiṣṭhira. [Sabhā Parva, Chapter 34, Verse 12] .
(iii) The son of Kuntibhoja also became famous under the same name, and Purujit was the son of this Kuntibhoja. Both of them were uncles of the Pāṇḍavas. [Karṇa Parva, Chapter 6, Verse 22] .
(iv) On the first day of the Kurukṣetra war Kuntibhoja and his sons fought with Vinda and Anuvinda. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 72] ,
(v) It was Kuntibhoja who occupied the netrasthāna (eye-position) of the Krauñcavyūha set up by Dhṛṣṭadyumna. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 50, Verse 47] .
(vi) Kuntibhoja and Śatānīka occupied the Pādasthāna (foot position) of the Makaravyūha on the Pāṇḍava side. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 75, Verse 11] .
(vii) He possessed a noble and high-bred horse. [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 23, Verse 46] .
(viii) In the great war he fought with Alambuṣa. [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 16, Verse 183] .
(ix) Ten of his children were killed by Aśvatthāmā. [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 96, Verse 18] .

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कुन्ति—भोज  m.  m. N. of a यादव prince (king of the कुन्तिs, who adopted कुन्ती), [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c.

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कुन्ति—भोज  m.  m. pl. N. of a people, [VarBṛS. x, 15.]

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कुन्तिभोज- noun  एका जाति: ।   Ex. कुन्तिभोजः वराहमिहिरेण उल्लिखितः

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