Somadheya
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Somadheya (सोमधेय) refers to a Country mentioned in Mahabharata (II.27.9) which was subjugated by Bhimasena.
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Somadheya (सोमधेय).—An ancient country in east Bhārata. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 30, Verse 10, that Bhīmasena defeated the people of this country.[1][2]
In Mahabharata
Somadheya (सोमधेय) (II.27.9)
Sabha Parva, Mahabharata/Book II Chapter 27 mentions the countries subjugated by Bhimasena. Mahidhara (महीधर) (Mountain) is mentioned in Mahabharata (II.27.9). [3]…. And the long-armed hero (Bhimasena) then, coming from that land, conquered Madadhara, Mahidhara, and the Somadheyas, and turned his steps towards the north. And the mighty son of Kunti then subjugated, by sheer force, the country called Vatsabhumi,....
सोमधेय
सोमधेय (AS, p.990): महाभारत में वर्णित जनपद जिसे भीमसेन ने पूर्व दिशा की दिग्विजय यात्रा में विजित किया था, '.....'. महाभारत सभा पर्व 30,10. यह वत्स जनपद (कौशांबी, जिला प्रयाग, उत्तर प्रदेश का परिवर्ती प्रदेश) के सन्निकट, दक्षिण की ओर स्थित था.[4]
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- ↑ Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia
- ↑ https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/somadheya
- ↑ निवृत्य च महाबाहुर मदधारम, महीधरम, सोमधेयांश्य निर्जित्य प्रययाव उत्तरा मुखः (II.27.9)
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.990