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सत्यसन्ध

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सत्यसन्ध

Puranic Encyclopaedia  | English  English |   | 
   An ancient king in india. there is a story in [Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 234, Verse 16] , as to how, this king Satyasandha, who was an observer of vows and fasts, saved the life of a brahmin by sacrificing his own life.
SATYASANDHA   I. (SATYAVRATA, SATYASENA, SANDHA). one of the hundreds ons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. The following information about this Satyasandha is from Mahābhārata.
(1) this Satyasandha was one of the eleven great chariot-fighters in the army of the Kauravas. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 63, Verse 119] .
(2) this Satyasandha stood as the bodyguard of Śalya and fought in the Bhārata-battle. [M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 62, Verse 17] .
(3) Abhimanyu wounded him in the Bhārata-battle. [M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 73, Verse 24] .
(4) Sātyaki showered arrows on Satyasandha. [M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 116, Verse 7] .
(5) Bhīmasena killed Satyasandha in the battle of Bhārata. [M.B. Karṇa Parva, Chapter 84, Verse 2] .
SATYASANDHA   ii. one of the two followers given to Subrahmaṇya by the god mitra. The other follower was Suvrata. [M.B. Śalya Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 41] .

सत्यसन्ध

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सत्यसन्ध

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English |   | 
सत्यसन्ध  mfn.  (-न्धः-न्धा-न्धं) veracious, adhering to or observing the truth. m. (-न्धः)
   1. RĀMA.
   2. BHARATA, the younger brother of RĀMA.
   3. The prince JANAMEJAYA.
  f.  (-न्धा) DRAUPADĪ, the wife of PĀṆḌU princes.
   E. सत्य truth, सम् before धा to have or hold, aff. क .

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