श्रेणिमान्

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ŚREṆIMĀN   A Rājarṣi. [Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 67, Verse 51] says that he was the rebirth of the fourth Kālakeya. The following pieces of information about this Rājarṣi are gathered from Mahābhārata:-
(i) Śreṇimān was present at the Svayaṁvara of Pāñcālī. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 11] .
(ii) He ruled over Kumāradeśa. Bhīmasena, in the triumphal march of the eastern lands, defeated Śreṇimān. [M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 30, Verse 1] .
(iii) Sahadeva, in his conquest of Southern lands defeated him. [M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 31, Verse 5] .
(iv) In the course of the Bhārata Yuddha, Śreṇimān was killed by Droṇa. [M.B. Karṇa Parva, Chapter 6, Verse 35] .