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विविंशति

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Script: Devanagari

विविंशति

Puranic Encyclopaedia  | English  English |   | 
VIVIṀŚATI   A son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. The following information about him is given in [Mahābhārata] .
(i) this prince was present at the Svayaṁvara marriage of Draupadī.
(ii) he was caught hold of and bound by the Gandharvas in Dvaitavana (a forest). (see under Ghoṣayātrā).
(iii) In the battle between the Virāṭas and the Kauravas following the stealing of cows, this Viviṁśati, was defeated by arjuna. he ran away from the battle-field. [M.B. Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 61, Stanza 43] .
(iv) In the battle of Bhārata, Viviṁśati confronted Bhīmasena and Sutasoma and was killed. [M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 25, Stanza 93] .

विविंशति

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
वि—विंशति  m. m.N. of various men, [MBh.] ; [Pur.]
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