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1613:"Anu, the fourth son of Yayati, had three sons, named Sabhanara, Caksu and Paresnu. From Sabhanara came a son named Kalanara, and from Kalanara came a son named Srnjaya. From Srnjaya came a son named Janamejaya. From Janamejaya came Mahasala; from Mahasala, Mahamana; and from Mahamana two sons, named Usinara and Titiksu.The four sons of Usinara were Sibi, Vara, Krmi and Daksa, and from Sibi again came four sons, named Vrsadarbha, Sudhira, Madra and atma-tattva-vit Kekaya...." (Bhagavata Purana, 9.23.1-4).
837:(mix of red and black colors) (5,141). All of them had purple flags (5,57). The five Kekaya brothers, resembling (in hue) the insects called Indragopakas, had red coats of mail, red weapons and red banners. (7,10). The five Kekaya brothers were borne by steeds of deep red hue. They were of the splendour of gold and had standards of the red hue, and were decked with chains of gold (7,23).
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the
Kaikeyas, viz., Vrihatkshatra, incessantly scattering keen shafts that resembled the thunder in force, proceeded towards Drona; then Kshemadhurti of great fame quickly rushed against Vrihatkshatra (7,103). Having slain his foe, Kshemadhurti, the mighty car-warrior Vrihatkshatra became filled with joy (7,104). Vrihadkshatra and others rushed against
1071:(a Pandava general, belonging to the Yadava clan, who was a disciple in arms, of Arjuna) checked the Kaikaya princes Vinda and Anuvinda. The two Kaikaya princes, in that battle, shrouded Satyaki. Satyaki shrouded the Kaikaya brothers. Satyaki cut the head of Anuvinda with a razor arrow, sorrowing the Kaikeyas. Satyaki next slew Vinda in a sword fight.
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At (5,22) is mentioned:- deposed from the throne of the Kekaya land, and desirous of being reinstated thereon, the five mighty brothers from that land, wielding mighty bows, are now following the
Pandavas ready to fight. The Panchalas and the Matsyas, along with the very herdsmen that attend on their
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rushed against
Vrihadkshatra, the ruler of the Kaikeyas. (6,45). Excellent steeds of the Sindhu breed, of beautiful limbs, and of the hue of the smoke of straw, quickly bore the Kaikeya prince, Vrihatkshatra. (7,23). Vrihatkshatra and others rushed against Drona (7,33). The mighty car-warrior among
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The Kekaya brothers (six each) who fought the
Kurukshetra War, on the side of Pandavas as well as on the side of Kauravas, belonged to the next generation of Kekaya's royal family. The foremost of them was Vrihatkshatra, the eldest of the brothers who sided with the Pandavas. He was described as a
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Karna slew Visoka, the son of the ruler of the
Kaikayas. Upon the slaughter of the Kaikaya prince, the commander of the Kaikaya division, Ugrakarman, rushed with speed and striking Prasena, Karna's son. Then Karna, with three crescent-shaped arrows, cut off the arms and the head of his son’s
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The mighty car-warrior of the
Kaikeyas, Vrihatkshatra the eldest of five brothers, rushed against Drona, the generalissimo of the Kauravas. He baffled Drona's Brahma weapon with his Brahmna weapon. Drona, with a third shaft well-shot from his bow, pierced Vrihatkshatra himself in the chest.
1518:, Madras, Kuntis and the kings of Ānarta and Kerala. They also saw many hundreds of other kings, both allies and adversaries. In addition, my dear King Parikshit, they saw their dear friends Nanda Maharaja and the cowherd men and women, who had been suffering in anxiety for so long"
666:. Arrived at Vyasa’s retreat, Dhritarashtra received his initiation into the forest mode of life. Returning he took up his abode in the retreat of Satayupa. The high-souled Satayupa, instructed Dhritarashtra in all the rites of the forest mode, at the command of Vyasa. (15,19)
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According to Vishnu-Dharmottara
Mahapurana also, the capital of the Kekayas lay beyond river Sudama which flowed some distance westwards from the Vitasta or Jhelum river. Prince Bharata, son of princess Kekayi, while going to Kekaya country from
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which flowed also flowed through
Kekians. The Vedic texts do not mention name of the capital of Kekaya but Ramayana does inform us that the Kekaya metropolis was Rajagriha or Girivraja. which A. Cunningham has identified with Girjak or
1041:, people of Avanti is mentioned as Kekayas. This could be an oral-transmission error crept into Mahabharata, or a translation error, or could mean some tribal-link between Avanti and Kekaya. Similar to other western rulers, like the
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Satayupa was the great king of the
Kekayas. Having made over the sovereignty of his kingdom to his son he had come into the woods. Kuru king Dhritarashtra, after the Kurukshetra War was over, installed the victorious Pandava king
844:. Their coats of mail, of the splendour of heated gold, and their tall standards and cars and garlands, all made of the same metal, are shedding a bright light on the earth like so many blazing fires. (11,25)
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on river Jhelum in the Jhelum district but this view has not been accepted by scholars. Ramayana further attests that Kekaya lay beyond Vipasa or Beas and abutted with the country of
Gandharava or Gandhara
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The king of the Kekayas, owning an akshauhini, formed the right wing of a Pandava battle-array (6,69). The five Kekaya brothers consisted the left wing of another array at another day of the war (6,75)
1193:"The massed armies of the Yadus, Srnjayas, Kambojas, Kurus, Kekayas and Kosalas made the earth tremble as they followed Yudhishira Maharaja, the performer of the Rajasuya sacrifice, in procession"
521:. He was the eldest among the six brothers and was described as a king known as Vrihatkshatra who is banished from his kingdom by his own kinsmen, like the Pandavas who were banished from their
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Kekays had participated in the marriage ceremony of Rukmini, queen consort of Krishna, the daughter of Bhishmaka, the king of Vidarbha. One of the wives of Krishna was a Kekaya princess. When
565:. She was a Kekaya princess, and the daughter of Ashwapati. Ramayana testifies that the capital of Kekayas lay beyond river Sudama. River Sudama has been identified with river Saranges of
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The five royal brothers, the princes of Kekaya, hastened to Duryodhana with an Akshauhini of troops, and gladdened his heart. (5,19). Kekayas were mentioned along with the Vasatis, the
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and mentions their land as a part of the Vahika country. The other three countries which formed parts of the Vahika land were the Madra, the Usinara and the Savasa lands.
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1700 Kekaya troops, skilled in smiting, united with a body of the Panchala troops checked the Kauravas trying to capture Yudhishthira. (8,62)
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and Eldest sixth one allied with Pandavas and visited the Pandavas when they were banished into woods along with other Pandava allies viz
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army while other Kekaya brothers opposed Vrihatkshatra had sided with the Kauravas. The other numerous kingdoms of ancient India viz.
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yadu-srnjaya-kamboja-kuru-kekaya-kosalah |:kampayanto bhuvam sainyair yayamana-purah-sarah ||(Bhagavata Purana 10.75.12).
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kins and sheep, are rejoicing and gladdening Yudhishthira (5–50,53). Only one Kekaya brother is on Pandavas side.
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of great valour. (6,19). The Kekaya brothers at the head of their troops, encountered in battle the five
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Indian Antiquary, 1891, p 375; Political History of Ancient India, 1996, p 58, Dr H. C. Raychaudhury.
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468:among the western kingdoms of then India. The epic
1651:India as Known to Panini, p 54, Dr V. S. Aggarwala
1498:Anyamsh caivatma-paksiyan paramsh ca shatasho nrpa
1393:Ancient Geography of India, A. Cunningham, p 64.
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1501:Nandadin suhrdo gopan gopish cotkanthitāś ciram
1255:as well. The Anavas, derived from Anu, were a
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915:Karna Slays the Kaikeya Prince Vishoka-Razmnama
759:host who have sworn to conquer or die. (5,57).
1624:Matsya Purana, 48.10-20; Vayu Purana, 99.12-23
1492:Matsyoshinara-kaushalya-vidarbha-kuru-srnjayan
1295:and refer to the Kekaya city called Seyaviya.
1243:The same tradition is also furnished by other
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1489:Tatragataste dadrshuh suhrt-sambandhino nrpan
1432:"Gazetteers of the Bombay Presidency - Nasik"
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604:Alliances of Kekaya brides with Puru kings
1569:saptoksha-shambra-viduratha-rukmi-mukhyah
1563:mallebha-kamsa-yavanah kapi-paundrakadyah
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1572:ye va mridhe samiti-shalina atta-capah
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892:in Madhyadesa, Madras, Gandhara,
833:The Kekaya brothers, were all of
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1327:A Historical atlas of South Asia
1324:Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978).
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1077:. They however were slain by
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1384:Ramayana II.67.7; II. 68.22.
1145:Kekayas visit Samantapancaka
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1604:Bhagavatam Purana 10.54.58.
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848:Kekayas in Kurukshetra War
798:, the Amvashthas, and the
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1305:Kingdoms of Ancient India
1191:sacrifice of Yudhishtra.
596:References in Mahabharata
2353:Kingdoms in the Ramayana
2338:Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa
2321:Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa
976:Battles of Vrihadkshatra
683:Kekaya bowmen Dyumatsena
1478:VII.19.7, Madra-Kekayah
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986:Ashwatthama
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660:Hastinapura
511:Mahabharata
465:Mahabharata
2347:Categories
2329:of Valmiki
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2174:Saurashtra
2104:Parvartaka
1949:Kishkindha
1927:Kimpurusha
1446:12 January
1375:, p 196.
1337:0226742210
1311:References
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1125:Dantavakra
804:Duryodhana
785:Jayadratha
559:Dasharatha
531:Duryodhana
529:headed by
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57:ACHAEMENID
47:South Asia
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1555:See also:
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284:AUDUMBARA
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2019:Manipura
1877:Kalakuta
1857:Himalaya
1827:Gandhāra
1817:Dasherka
1812:Dasharna
1516:Kaikayas
1352:this map
1299:See also
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1261:Rigvedic
1259:of the
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1113:Vasudeva
1097:Rakshasa
1051:Ramayana
1043:Kambojas
1016:Sauviras
944:Gandhara
822:(6,16).
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374:ŚŪRASENA
302:TRIGARTA
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194:VIDARBHA
167:APARĀNTA
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1872:Kasmira
1837:Gomanta
1822:Dwaraka
1807:Dasarna
1767:Bhārata
1762:Bahlika
1642:VII.3.2
1245:Puranic
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1211:Krishna
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858:Pandava
749:Malavas
708:(2,3).
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617:Pratipa
590:Ayodhya
577:vishaya
563:Ayodhya
547:Kaikeyi
517:in the
492:Bharata
488:Kaikeyi
437:MAGADHA
401:KAMBOJA
392:BĀHLIKA
329:PAÑCĀLA
239:SAUVĪRA
212:PULINDA
203:DAŚARṆA
176:DAṆḌAKA
158:KUNTALA
131:KALIṄGA
49:500 BCE
2334:Purana
2299:Yavana
2289:Videha
2269:Utkala
2204:Sonita
2189:Sindhu
2184:Shakya
2139:Pundra
2089:Parada
2084:Pandya
2024:Matsya
2014:Malava
2009:Malla
1959:Kosala
1937:Kirata
1922:Kikata
1912:Kerala
1907:Kekeya
1867:Kanchi
1787:Chinas
1752:Avanti
1747:Asmaka
1742:Assaka
1727:Anarta
1722:Andhra
1717:Abhira
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1238:Yayati
1170:Kerala
1154:Kosala
1081:(7,96)
1079:Arjuna
1075:Avanti
1059:Virata
1047:Avanti
938:, and
932:Arjuna
900:(with
890:Avanti
882:Pandya
874:Matsya
820:Avanti
812:Avanti
779:Asuras
692:After
677:Visoka
567:Arrian
555:queens
480:Kosala
419:MATSYA
338:KOSALA
266:KEKEYA
248:SINDHU
221:KACCHA
185:MŪLAKA
149:ANDHRA
140:SAVARA
95:PUṆḌRA
77:AVANTĪ
68:AŚMAKA
59:EMPIRE
32:Kekaya
2284:Vatsa
2274:Vanga
2214:Suhma
2209:Sudra
2164:Salwa
2154:Salva
1984:Madra
1979:Lanka
1969:Kunti
1917:Khasa
1902:Kashi
1832:Garga
1802:Danda
1782:Chola
1777:Chera
1772:Chedi
1737:Anupa
1587:Trans
1510:Trans
1293:Aryan
1289:Jaina
1257:tribe
1129:Chedi
981:Kripa
906:Sakas
878:Chedi
842:Drona
808:Drona
694:Bhima
664:Vyasa
641:king
535:Kunti
356:MALLA
347:VATSA
311:ŚĀKYA
275:MADRA
122:SUHMA
113:RĀḌHA
104:VAṄGA
2254:Ursa
2244:Tulu
2199:Sivi
2149:Saka
2069:Odra
2054:Nepa
1974:Kuru
1862:Huna
1732:Anga
1448:2022
1332:ISBN
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1251:and
1158:Kuru
886:Anga
866:Kasi
728:and
639:Kuru
610:Puru
484:Rama
458:The
428:AṄGA
383:KĀŚĪ
365:VṚJI
320:KURU
257:ŚIVI
86:CEDI
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