Jayadratha
Jayadratha
Jayadratha is a name used for more than one king in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
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- Jayadratha: the king of Sindhu and husband of Duśśalā, who abducted Draupadī, held back the Pāṇḍavas at the cakravyūha and was killed by Arjuna. Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Sambhava Parva; Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapters 264–272; Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapters 34–78; Mahābhārata, Strī Parva, Chapter 22; Mahābhārata, Āśramavāsika Parva, Chapters 11, 14; Mahābhārata, Aśvamedhika Parva, Chapters 77–78; Mahābhārata, Svargārohaṇa Parva, Chapter 5; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 212
- Jayadratha (son of Bṛhanmanas): a king of the Aṅga line, called rājendra, the son of Bṛhanmanas and the father of Dṛḍharatha. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 13