[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) › c4.1575 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1575 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1575 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1575](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1575) The achievements of Bālhīka in the battle of Kurukṣetra are given below :- 1) There was a combat on the first day of the battle between Bālhīka and Dhṛṣṭaketu. (M.B., Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 45, Stanza 38). 2) Bhīmasena defeated Bālhīka. (M.B., Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 104, Stanza 26). 3) Fought with Drupada. (Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapter 25, Stanza 18). 4) Bālhīka fought with Śikhaṇḍī. (Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapter 96, Stanza 7). 5) Bhīmasena killed Bālhīka. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 157, Stanza 15). - [Previous: c4.1574](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1574) - [Next: c4.1576](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1576) - [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.c4.1575](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1575) · Pramāṇa