Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.321

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.321

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MALLARĀṢṬRA. A country in ancient India. The capital of Mallarāṣṭra was the present city of Kuśī. At the time of Mahābhārata, this country was ruled by a King named Pārthiva. There is a statement in the Mahābhārata that this King was defeated by Bhīmasena. When the Pāṇḍavas discussed the countries in which they were to live “incognito”, the name of Mallarāṣṭra was also mentioned. (Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 30, Verse 3; Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 44; Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 1, Verse 13).

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit