Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2179

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PAURAVA I. An ancient Rājarṣi. He became Parvatarāja when he grew up after being born of the species of the daitya, Śarabha. Once Arjuna defeated this king. The Pāṇḍavas invited him for the Mahābhārata battle. But he did not accept it but joined sides with the Kauravas against the Pāṇḍavas. Paurava was considered a prominent commander in the Kaurava army. In the Kurukṣetra battle he at first fought against Dhṛṣṭaketu and then was wounded when he fought against Abhimanyu. It was Arjuna who killed him in the end. (Chapter 67, Ādi Parva; Chapter 27, Sabhā Parva; Chapters 4, 128, Udyoga Parva; Chapter 116, Bhīṣma Parva; Chapter 14, Droṇa Parva; Chapter 5, Karṇa Parva).