[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) › c9.993 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.993 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.993 - **Language:** English ### [c9.993](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.993) ŚAMARATHA. A brother of King Virāṭa. He was a prominent helper of the Pāṇḍavas in the Bhārata battle. (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 158, Verse 42). - [Previous: c9.992](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.992) - [Next: c9.994](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.994) - [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.c9.993](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.993) · Pramāṇa