Sudhanvan (son of Kuru)

Sudhanvan · su-dhanvan, “he of the good bow”

Sudhanvan has other meanings too: see all meanings of Sudhanvan.

Sudhanvan is the first of the four sons of King Kuru, from whom the Kauravas take their name. His brothers were Sudhanus, Parīkshit and the mighty Arimejaya. He is a different king from Sudhanvan the son of Abhayada.

The Sūta tells the munis that Dhūminī, the queen of Ajamīḍha, a pativratā, performed tapas for ten thousand years for a son, and bore Ṛksha. From Ṛksha came Saṃvaraṇa, and from him Kuru. Kuru went from Prayāga and made Kurukshetra, pure and lovely, frequented by men of puṇya, and his descendants are the Kauravas. Kuru had four sons: Sudhanvan, Sudhanus, Parīkshit and the mighty Arimejaya. Parīkshit’s sons were Janamejaya, Śrutasena, Agrasena and Bhīmasena.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13