Prativindhya
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Prativindhya (प्रतिविंध्य) was a country mentioned in Mahabharata which was subjugated by Arjuna. 2. Prativindhya was the eldest of the upapandavas who was born to Yudhishthira and Draupadi. He killed Chitra in Kurukshetra war on the 16th day.
Origin
Variants
- Prativindhya प्रतिविंध्य (AS, p.581)
History
In Mahabharata
Prativindhya (प्रतिविन्ध्य) is mentioned in Mahabharata (I.61.22), (I.90.82),(VIII.18.16)
Adi Parva, Mahabharata/Book I Chapter 61 gives genealogy of the Danavas, Asuras, Kauravas, Pandavas, Gandharvas, Apsaras, Rakshasas. Prativindhya (प्रतिविन्ध्य) is mentioned in Mahabharata (I.61.22).[1]....The great Asura who was known as Ekachakra became noted on earth as Prativindhya.
Adi Parva, Mahabharata/Book I Chapter 90 gives the History and family tree of Puru, Bharatas and Pandavas commencing from Daksha. Prativindhya (प्रतिविन्ध्य) is mentioned as son of Yudhishthira in Mahabharata (I.90.82).[2]
Yudhishthira → Prativindhya + Yaudheya (from wife Devika d/o Govasana of the Saibya tribe)
Karna Parva/Mahabharata Book VIII Chapter 18 mentions Prativindhya (प्रतिविन्ध्य) fighting for Pandavas in Kurukshetra War in Mahabharata (VIII.18.16).[3]....Then thy son, overcome with fear, mounted upon the car of Vivingsu, while Satanika quickly got upon the car of Prativindhya. Shakuni, filled with rage, pierced Sutasoma with many keen shafts, but failed to make the latter tremble like a torrent of water failing to produce any impression upon a mountain.....
प्रतिविंध्य
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[4] ने लेख किया है .....प्रतिविंध्य (AS, p.581) का उल्लेख महाभारत में हुआ है। यहाँ के राजा को पाण्डव अर्जुन ने अपने दिग्विजय यात्रा के प्रसंग में हराया था। 'स तेन सहितोराजन स्वयसाची:, विजिग्ये शाकलं द्वीपं प्रतिविंध्यं च पार्थिवम्' महाभारत, आदिपर्व 26, 5. प्रतिविंध्य संभवत: शाकल (स्यालकोट, पाकिस्तान) के निकट कोई पहाड़ी स्थान था। यह सम्भवत: शाकल नरेश का नाम भी हो सकता है।
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- ↑ एकचक्र इति खयात आसीद यस तु महासुरः, परतिविन्ध्य इति खयातॊ बभूव परथितः कषितौ (I.61.22)
- ↑ पुत्रांश चॊत्पादयाम आसुः प्रतिविन्ध्यं युधिष्ठिरः, सुत सॊमं वृकॊदरः, श्रुतकीर्तिम अर्जुनः, शतानीकं नकुलः, श्रुतकर्माणं सहदेवेति (I.90.82)
- ↑ पुत्रस तु तव संभ्रान्तॊ विवित्सॊ रदम आविशत, शतानीकॊ ऽपि तवरितः प्रतिविन्ध्य रदं गतः (VIII.18.16)
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.581