Bahlika (Mahabharata)
| Bahlika | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Family | Pratipa (father), Sunanda (mother), Devapi, Shantanu (brothers) |
| Children | Somadatta, Pauravi (wife of Vasudev, Krishna's father) |
| Relatives | Bhurishravas (grandson) Bhishma, Chitrangada, Vichitravirya (nephews) Pandavas and Kauravas (step great- grand nephews) |
Bahlika (
Kuru Prince and accession to the throne
Bahlika was the second of the three sons of
Before the Kurukshetra War
Bahlika is present at the Rangboomi where
During the Kurukshetra War
Bahlika and his kingdom fought on the side of Duryodhana during the war.
Death
On the fourteenth day of the war, Bahlika slew Senavindu. Afterwards, Satyaki battled Bahlika's son Somadatta and knocked him unconscious with his arrows. Furious, Bahlika rushed to his son's aid, only to be counter-checked by Bhima. Bahlika struck Bhima with a dart that made him delirious. Upon recovering his senses, Bhima hurled a mace at Bahlika's head, killing him.
The war would extinguish Bahlika's line. His only child and heir, Somadatta, as well as Somadatta's oldest son, Bhurishravas, were killed by Satyaki. In the Chatahurdi compilation, Bhurishravas's nine interpolated brothers die as well.[1] Bhurishravas's two sons, Pratipa and Prajanya, were killed by Abhimanyu on the thirteenth day of the war.
References
- ^ a b Ganguli, Kisari Mohan. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose by Kisari Mohan Ganguli.
- ^ Purwadi. Mahabharata. Yogyakarta: Media Abadi, 2004. Print.
- ^ Muir, J. Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions, by J. Muir. New Delhi: Oriental Publishers and Distributors, 1976. Print.
- ^ Debroy, Bibek (June 2015). The Mahabharata, Volume 4. Penguin UK. pp. 810, 790.
- ^ Debroy, Bibek (June 2015). The Mahabharata, Volume 4. Penguin UK. p. 827.
- ^ Ganguly, Kisari. "The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa". Retrieved 6 June 2017.
