[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.1563 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1563 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1563 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1563](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1563) BALĀNIKA (VALĀNIKA) II. A brother of Matsya, the King of Virāṭa. During the battle of Kurukṣetra he had taken the side of the Pāṇḍavas and had fought against the Kauravas. (M.B., Droṇa Parva, Chapter 158). - [Previous: c4.1562](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1562) - [Next: c4.1564](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1564) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1563](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1563) · Pramāṇa