Brihadratha

Brihadratha Brihadratha (Sanskrit: बृहद्रथ; IAST: Bṛhadratha, literal “Many/Great Chariot), also known as Maharatha, was the founder of the Barhadratha dynasty, the earliest ruling dynasty of Magadha. According to the Mahabharata and the Puranas, he was the eldest of the five sons of Vasu Uparichara, the Kuru king of Chedi and his queen Girika. The name of Brihadratha is also found…

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Brihanta

Brihanta Brihanta fought along side Yudhishthira. On the 12th day of war The brothers Kshemadhurti and Brihanta mangled Satyaki of the Satwata race with their keen arrows, as the latter proceeded against Drona. The battle between those two on one side and Satyaki on the other became exceedingly wonderful to…

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Brihatkshatra

Brihatkshatra Brihatkshatra, the king of the Naishadas, fought along side Duryodhana. He was killed by Dhrishtadyumna on the 12th day of war. Dhrishtadyumna also taking up a sword and a bright shield; despatched Charmavarman and also Brihatkshatra, the ruler of the Naishadhas. The Panchala prince then, mounting upon his own…

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