कोसल

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

One of the wrestlers of Kaṁsa. The famous wrestlers of Kaṁsa were Cāṇūra, Muṣṭika, Kūṭa, Śala, Kosala and others.
KOSALA   
1) General information.
A wealthy and prosperous country on the banks of the river Sarayū. Ayodhyā was the Capital of this kingdom. This city was built by Manu, the father of Ikṣvāku. This city was twelve yojanas long with a breadth of three yojanas. It is understood from Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bālakāṇḍa, Sarga 5 that during the time of Daśaratha this city was modified to such an extent as to be on a par with any modern city.
2) Other details.
(1) Bhīmasena once conquered Uttara Kosala (north Kosala). [M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 30] .
(2) Sahadeva during his regional conquest, subdued Dakṣiṇa Kosala (South Kosala). [M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 31, Stanza 12] .
(3) Śrī Kṛṣṇa once conquered the country of Kosala. [M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 21, Stanza 15] .
(4) Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna, killed the King of Kosala in the battle of Bhārata.
(5) Karṇa once conquered this country for Duryodhana. [M.B. Karṇa Parva, Chapter 8, Stanza 19] .
(6) During the time of the battle of Bhārata a King named Kṣemadarśī ruled over Kosala. [M.B. Śānti Parva, Chapter 82, Stanza 6] .
(7) At the time of the Svayaṁvara (marriage) of Ambā, Bhīṣma defeated the King of Kosala. [M.B. Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 44, Stanza 38] .
(8) Arjuna who led the horse for sacrifice conquered the country of Kosala. [M.B. Aśvamedha Parva, Chapter 83] .
(9) Those who bathe in the holy bath of Ṛṣabha tīrtha in Kosala, will obtain the fruits of giving one thousand cows as alms. [M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 85, Stanza 10] .
KOSALA I   The King and the people of the country of Kosala are called by the name Kosala.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कोसल  m.  m. pl. (in later texts generally, spelt कोशल), N. of a country and the warrior-tribe inhabiting it (descendants of माठव्य विदेघ, [ŚBr. i]), [Pāṇ. 4-1, 171]; [MBh.] &c. ( कोशलानां [ v.l. कौशल्°, [R. vi, 86, 43]] नक्षत्र N. of a lunar mansion, [R.] ( ed. Bomb.) vi, 103, 35)
कोसल  m.  m. N. of the country of कोसल, [R. i, 5, 5]
N. of the capital of that country or अयोध्या (the modern Oude), [L.]