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वीरकेतु (vIraketu)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
वीर—केतु
m.
N.
of a man with the patr. Pāñcāla-putra,
MBh.
of a king of Ayodhyā,
Kathās.
of a king of Pāṭalī,
Daś.
Mahabharata
English
Vīraketu, a Pāñcāla warrior. § 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 122, 4893 (Pāñcālaputraḥ), 4899 (slain by Droṇa). Cf. Pāñcālakulanandana, Pāñcālaputra, Pāñcālya.
पुराणम्
English
वीरकेतु / VĪRAKETU I. A son of the King drupada of pāñcāla. In the battle of kurukṣetra, vīraketu confronted droṇa and was killed by droṇa. (M.B. droṇa parva, Chapter 122, Stanza 33).
वीरकेतु / VĪRAKETU II. A King of ayodhyā.