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वसुदान (vasudAna)

 
Capeller Eng
English
वसु°दा॑न
a.
 = वसुद.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
वसु—दा॑न
mfn.
 id.,
AV.
ŚBr.
वसु—दा॑न
m.
N.
 of various men,
MBh.
VP.
वसु—दा॑न
m.
 (prob.)
n.
N.
 of a Varṣa called after a Vasu-dāna,
BhP.
Mahabharata
English
Vasudāna, king of Pāṃśurāshṭra. § 264 (Sabhākriyāp.): II, 4, 122 (waited upon Yudhishṭhira).--§ 295 (Dyūtap.): II, 52, 1884 (Pāṃśurāshṭrāt, gave tribute to Yudhishṭhira). --§ 296 (do.): II, 53, 1914.--§ 570 (Sainyaniryāṇap.): V, 151, 5161 (in the army of Yudhishṭhira).--§ 572 (Rathātirathasaṅkhyānap.): V, 171, 5919 (do., is an atiratha).-§ 573 (Ambopākhyānap.): V, 196, 7650 (followed Yudhishṭhira).--§ 578 (Bhīshmavadhap.): VI, 51, 2110.--§ 585 (do.): VI, 93, 4151 (followed Bhīmasena)
95, 4255.-§ 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 21, 903, 909 (slain by Droṇa)
23, 990 (followed Dhṛstadyumna, description of his horses).--§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 113, 4374.-§ 602 (Droṇavadhap.): VII, 190, 8724 (slain by Droṇa).-§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 6, 174 (the son of V. had slain Abhibhu the Kāśi king in the battle(!)), 188 (had been slain by Droṇa). Cf. Pāṃśurāshṭrādhipa.
पुराणम्
English
वसुदान १ / VASUDĀNA I. A kṣatriya King. This King who was a member of the council of yudhiṣṭhira. was the ruler of pāṁśu. It is stated in mahābhārata that this King presented yudhiṣṭhira with twentysix elephants and two thousand horses. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 52, Stanza 27). In the bhārata battle this King was the support of yudhiṣṭhira and dhṛṣṭadyumna. But he was killed by the arrow of droṇa. (M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapters 151 and 171
droṇa parva, Chapters 23 and 190
karṇa Parva, Chapter 6).
वसुदान २ / VASUDĀNA II. A prince of pāñcāla, who fought on the side of the pāṇḍavas. He was killed by Droṇācārya. (M.B. droṇa parva, Chapter 21, Stanza 55).