Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2466

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2466

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c9.2466

SUDHANVĀ VI. A King of Sāṅkāśya. This King surrounded the city of Mithilā and sent word that unless the bow of Śiva and the princess Sītā were given to him he would kill Janaka, who subsequently fought a battle with him. In this battle Sudhanvā was killed. Sāṅkāśya, the kingdom of Sudhanvā was given to Kuśadhvaja by his brother Janaka. (Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla Kāṇḍa, Sarga 71).

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Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa — Vālmīki, Sanskrit