Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.772

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ŚAIBYA II. King of the Śibi land. Mahābhārata gives the following pieces of information about him :—
(i) Govāsa, King of Śibi land was the father-in-law of Yudhiṣṭhira. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 95, Verse 76).
(ii) Śaibya adorned Yudhiṣṭhira's assembly. (M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 2).
(iii) Śaibya and the King of Kāśī had come to Upaplavya city with an "Akṣauhiṇī" (division of the army) to attend the marriage of Abhimanyu. (M.B. Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 72, Verse 16).
(iv) Duryodhana admitted that Śaibya was the greatest archer in the army of the Pāṇḍavas. (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 20, Verse 5).
(v) During the Bhārata Yuddha, Śaibya and the King of Kāśī were standing to protect Dhṛṣṭadyumna's "Krauñcavyūha". (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 50, Verse 56).
(vi) This Śaibya was the grandson of Uśīnara. (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 10, Verse 64).