Ketumanta
Ketumanta
Ketumanta 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.
Ketumanta 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.
People
- Ketumanta (Son of Dhanvantari): a king of Kāśī, also given as Ketumān, the son of Dhanvantari and the father of Bhīmaratha. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 11, 13
- Ketumanta (Son of Kshema): a king of the Kāśī line descended from Alarka, the son of Kshema and the father of Suketu. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 11
- Ketumanta of Kaliṅga: a commander from Kaliṅga who came to the Kurukshetra war with the Kaliṅga elephant corps as an ally of the Kauravas. Mahābhārata, Bhīshma Parva, Chapters 43–122