A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2104
A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2104
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VIRĀTA. A country in the vicinity of the modern Jaypur. The present town of Bairat is 105 miles south of Delhi. Its king was called Rāja of Virāta or Rāja Virāta. It was at his court that the Pāndava princes and Draupadī lived in disguise. They rendered him great services against his enemies, and he fought on their side in the great war and was killed by Drona. See Matsya.