[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) › c9.4506 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4506 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4506 - **Language:** English ### [c9.4506](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4506) VIRAKETU I. A son of the King Drupada of Pāñcāla. In the battle of Kurukṣetra, Viraketu confronted Droṇa and was killed by Droṇa. (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 122, Stanza 33). - [Previous: c9.4505](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4505) - [Next: c9.4507](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4507) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4506](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.4506) · Pramāṇa