[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) › c7.293 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.293 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.293 - **Language:** English ### [c7.293](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.293) 1) General. Ghaṭotkaca, son of Bhīmasena played a very important part in the story of Mahābhārata. He was, from his very birth, a staunch friend and after of the Pāṇḍavas. He courted a hero's death in the great war. - [Previous: c7.292](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.292) - [Next: c7.294](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.294) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.293](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.293) · Pramāṇa