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भूमन्यु m. m.
N. of a king, [MBh.] (B. सुमन्यु; cf. भुमन्यु).
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A Deva Gandharva. He participated in the celebrations connected with Arjuna's birth. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 91, Verse 35] .
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BHŪMANYU I A king who was the grandson of King Duṣyanta and the son of Bharata. From [Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 19] , we see that he was born by the blessing of Bharadvāja. His mother was Sunandā, daughter of Sarvasena, King of Kāśi. When Bhūmanyu grew up, his father Bharata entrusted him with the affairs of the Kingdom. Bhūmanyu had six sons by his wife Puṣkariṇī; they were Diviratha, Suhotra, Suhotā, Sukavi, Suyaju, and Ṛcīka. In [Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 95, Verse 33] , we see that he had another son Suhotra by a woman Vijayā, a Dāśārha maid.
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BHŪMANYU II There is another Bhūmanyu, grandson of Kuru, a King of the Lunar dynasty and son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, mentioned in Mahā Bhārata, [Ādi Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 59] .
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