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Andhrakas are classed with Mlecchas (lowest caste of people) in [Verse 42, Chapter 207 of Śānti Parva] .
ANDHRAKA I   Verse 24, Chapter 4 of Sabhā Parva, describes this king of Andhra Deśa as having sat in the assembly hall of the palace constructed by Maya at Indraprastha for the Pāṇḍavas. He was also present at the Rājasūya Yajña performed by Yudhiṣṭhira. [M.B., Sabhā Parva, Chapter 34, Verse 11] .
ANDHRAKA II   The warriors of Andhra Deśa were called Andhrakas also. [M.B., Karṇa Parva, Chapter 20, Verses 10 and 11] . In the Bhārata war the King of Pāṇḍya defeated those warriors. Kṛṣṇa incited Arjuna to kill the Andhras and the Pulindas. [M.B., Karṇa Parva, Chapter 73, Verses 19 to 21] .

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