unknown
Bṛhadbala3 (presumably the same as next). § 232
(Svayaṃvarap.): I, 186, 6996.—§ 290 (Śiśupālavadhap.):
II, 44α, 1538.
[ID=1834]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
बृहद्बलbṛhadbala
बृहद्बल (bṛhadbala) is a Sanskrit word meaning having great strength, an ancient king, son of Subala, the Gandhara king, a king of Kosala, a son of Devabhaga and Kamsa, an ally of Kartavirya. Its 11 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Bṛhadbala, King of Kosala (slain by Abhimanyu), Bṛhadbala (Aikṣvāku), son of Viśrutavān, Bṛhadbala (Solar Race), father of Urukṣaya.
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Meanings by context
Bṛhadbala, King of Kosala (slain by Abhimanyu)
4 definitions
A king of Kosala
Bṛhadbala4, the Kosala king. § 280 (Bhīmasena): II, 30,
1075 (Kośalādhipatiṃ, vanquished by Bhīmasena on his
digvijaya).—§ 287 (Rājasūyikap.): II, 34, 1269 (came to
the rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira).—§ 554 (Sainyodyogap.):
V, 4γ, 85 (the same?).—§ 561 (Yānasandhip.): V, 57, 2250
(Saubhadreṇa kṛto bhāgaḥ).—§ 571 (Ulūkadūt.): V, 161, 5573
(°mahocchālaṃ, sc. puruṣodadhiṃ, i.e. the army of Duryodhana).
—§ 572 (Rathātirathas.): V, 166, 5765 (Kauśalyo ratha-
sattamaḥ).—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.): VI, 16α, 623 (Kausalyaḥ,
B.; C. has Kauravyaḥ).—§ 578 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 453,
1683 (Kauśalakaḥ), 1685 (fights Abhimanyu on the first day
of the battle).—§ 580 (do.): VI, 56ε, 2410.—§ 584 (do.):
VI, 81α, 3534 (Kauśalyaḥ).—§ 585 (do.): VI, 87δ, 3855
(Kauśalyaḥ, in the array of Bhīṣma on the eighth day of the
battle), 3856; 92χ, 4118, 4136 (rājaputraṃ); 94ω, 4195.
—§ 587 (do.): VI, 108α, 5007; 114λ, 5325 (Kauśalyaḥ);
115, 5365 (B. (c) bore a lion on his standard—siṃhaketuḥ, so
B.—and attacked Abhimanyu); 116, 5405 (rājaputraṃ), 5409
(rājaputraḥ).—§ 593 (Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 37θ, 1589,
(ι) 1601 (fought Abhimanyu); 39μ, 1650; 46τ, 1838, (υ)
1851; 47ϕ, 1864, 1868, 1878, 1881 (Kośalānāṃ bhartāraṃ
rājaputraṃ), 1883 (slain by Abhimanyu).—§ 596 (Pratijñāp.):
VII, 73, 2579 (°ṃ rājāṇaṃ svargeṇājau prayojya, sc.
Abhimanyu, all. to § 593).—§ 609 (Śalyap.): IX, 2ζ, 73,
92 (had been slain).—§ 619 (Strīvilāpap.): XI, 25κ, 715
(Kośalānām adhipatiṃ rājaputraṃ, bewailed by his widows).
Cf. Kausalya, Kausalendra, Kosalaka, Kosalānām adhipati(ḥ),
Kosslānaṃ bhartṛ, Kosalarāja.
[ID=1835]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
the last of the Ikshvakus, son of Takshaka and father of Brihadrana
बृहद्बल (bṛhadbala) [Printed book page 2-495]
Bṛhadbala (I) — the last of the Ikṣvākus; son of Tak- ṣaka and father of Bṛhadraṇa; killed in battle by the father of Parīkṣit. Bhā. IX. 12. 8-9; Br. III. 74. 104. [ID=9157]
Bṛhadbala (I) — the last of the Ikṣvākus; son of Tak- ṣaka and father of Bṛhadraṇa; killed in battle by the father of Parīkṣit. Bhā. IX. 12. 8-9; Br. III. 74. 104. [ID=9157]
— The Purana Index
the son of Vishvabhava
Bṛhadbala (VI) — the son of Viśvabhava, killed by Abhimanyu in the Bhārata war. Vi. IV. 4. 112. [ID=9162]
— The Purana Index
Bṛhadbala (Aikṣvāku), son of Viśrutavān
1 definition
A son of Vishrutavan and father of Brihadkshana.
Bṛhadbala (IV) — a son of Viśrutavān (Aikṣvāku), and father of Bṛhadkṣaṇa. Br. III. 63. 213; Vā. 88. 212; 99. 290: Vi. IV. 22. 2. [ID=9160]
— The Purana Index
Bṛhadbala (Solar Race), father of Urukṣaya
1 definition
1. Belonging to the solar race. 2. The father of Urukshaya.
[Printed book page 2-496]
Bṛhadbala (V) — of the solar race; father of Urukṣaya. M. 271. 4. [ID=9161]
Bṛhadbala (V) — of the solar race; father of Urukṣaya. M. 271. 4. [ID=9161]
— The Purana Index
Bṛhadbala, ally of Kārtavīrya (slain by Paraśurāma)
1 definition
an ally of Kartavirya
Bṛhadbala (III) — an ally of Kārtavīrya, killed by Para- śurāma. Br. III. 39. 2, 7. [ID=9159]
— The Purana Index
Bṛhadbala, an Ancient King (general Mahābhārata reference)
1 definition
an ancient king
बृहद्बल (bṛhadbala) [Printed book page 167-1]
Bṛhadbala1, an ancient king. § 6 (Anukram.): I, 1α, 230
Bṛhadbala1, an ancient king. § 6 (Anukram.): I, 1α, 230
(among the kings of the past who have died).
[ID=1832]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Bṛhadbala, son of Devabhāga and Kamsā
1 definition
a son of Devabhaga and Kamsa
Bṛhadbala (II) — a son of Devabhāga and Kamsā. Bhā. IX. 24. 40 [ID=9158]
— The Purana Index
Bṛhadbala, Son of Subala (Gāndhāra King)
1 definition
son of Subala, the Gandhara king
Bṛhadbala2, son of Subala, the Gāndhāra king. § 232
(Svayaṃvarap.): I, 186, 6985 (Śakuniḥ Saubalaś caiva
Vṛṣako 'tha Bṛhadbalaḥ, ete Gāndhārarājasya sutāḥ sarve samā-
gatāḥ). Cf. Acala.
[ID=1833]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Etymology and General Name
1 definition
having great strength
(H3) [Printed book page 736,3]
बृहद् (bṛhad)—बल (—bala) m. ‘having great strength’, N. of two kings, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Harivaṃśa (Title) ; Purāṇas (Literary category) [ID=146295.1]
बृहद् (bṛhad)—बल (—bala) m. ‘having great strength’, N. of two kings, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Harivaṃśa (Title) ; Purāṇas (Literary category) [ID=146295.1]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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