• Source: Divodasa

Diodasas Badryasphas or Divodāsa Vādhryāśva , was an Indo-Aryan king of the Bharatas during the main or middle Rigvedic period (celebrated for his liberality and protected by Indra and the Ashvins in the Rigveda, RV 1.112.14; 1.116.18), the son of Vadhryaśva RV 6.61.5. Further, the Mandala 9 of Rigveda mentions Divodasa thus: "[Indra] Smote swiftly forts, and Sambara, then Yadu and that Turvasha, for pious Divodasa's sake." RV 9.61.2.
He is the father of the famous king Sudas (RV 7.18.25) (of the Battle of the Ten Kings). Pijavana is the other name of Divodasa according to Rigveda. His son, Pratardana, is mentioned in the Kaushitaki Upanishad.
He was invited in the Ashwamedha sacrifice performed by King Dasharatha of Ayodhya. He was the younger brother of Queen Sumitra and was a Brother-in-law of Dasharatha. He was also the son of King Bhimaratha and was a great grandson of Lord Dhanvantari.
It is also the name of a king of Kashi surnamed Dhanvantari as per the hymn (RV 10.179.2), the founder of the Indian school of medicine called Ayurveda.




Genealogy


Brahma
Atri
Chandra
Budha
Pururavas
Ayus
Anenas
Pratikṣatra
Sṛñjaya
Jaya
Vijaya
Kṛti
Haryaśva
Sahadeva
Nadina
Jayatsena
Saṃkṛti
Kṣatradharmā
Śuhotra
Śala
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa
Kāśa
Dīrghatapas
Dhanvantari
Ketumān
Bhīmaratha
Divodāsa




See also


Sudas
Shambara




References






External links


Divodasa - Disciple of Bhardwaja Archived 11 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
The Dynasties of The sons of King Pururava
Invitation of Ashwamedha Yagna by King Dasharatha

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Divodasa
• Bharatas (Vedic tribe)
• Sudas
• Haihaya kingdom
• Madhavi (princess)
• Dhanvantari
• Pañcāla
• Yayati
• Ayurveda
• Sushruta Samhita