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सिन्धुद्वीप (sindhudvIpa)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
सिन्धु—द्वीप
m.
N.
of a king,
MBh.
of the author of the hymn,
RV.
x, 9 (having the patr. Ambarīṣa.),
Hariv.
VP.
of other men,
MBh.
BhP.
Mahabharata
English
Sindhudvīpa, an ancient king, son of Jahnu. § 615 (Baladevatīrthayātrā): IX, 39, 2282 (rājarshiḥ, became a brahman)
40, 2285, 2294 (in the Kṛta age, do.).--§ 721b (Viśvāmitrop.): XIII, 4, 203 (son of Jahnu, from him sprang Balākāśva).--§ 786 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 91, 2843 (obtained high success).
पुराणम्
English
सिन्धुद्वीप / SINDHUDVĪPA. A King of the Solar dynasty. (mahābhārata, anuśāsana parva, Chapter 4, Verse 4). This King was the son of jahnu and the father of balākāśva. This King did penance in the holy place called Pṛthūdakatīrtha and attained Brahminhood. (M.B. śalya Parva, Chapter 39, Verse 37).
It is mentioned in bhāgavata, skandha 9, that sindhudvīpa was the son of śrutanābha who was the son of bhagīratha.