Jarāsandha
Jarasandha () is a king featured in the Sanatan (Hindu) scriptures. He is the powerful monarch of Magadha, and enemy of Krishna in Mahabharata. He is the son of the king Brihadratha, the founder of the Barhadratha dynasty of Magadha. According to scriptures, the descendants of Brihadratha ruled Magadha for 2600 years followed by Pradyota Dynasty and the Haryanka dynasty. He is mentioned in the Mahabharata and the Vayu Purana. He is also mentioned as the ninth pratinarayana in the Jain text Harivamsa Purana.The Capital City Of Jarasandha Mentioned in Mahābhārata was Girivraja , Which Many Schol
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- A painting from the Mahabharata Balabhadra fighting Jarasandha.jpg
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- Jarasandha fighting with Balarama, shown multiple times in the picture
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- Brihadratha dynasty
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- Gada
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- Kingdom
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- Magadha
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- Sahadeva
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- Predecessor
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- Brihadratha
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9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Legend
- Birth and early life
- Conflicts with Balarama and Krishna
- Later life and death
- References
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Jarasandha () is a king featured in the Sanatan (Hindu) scriptures. He is the powerful monarch of Magadha, and enemy of Krishna in Mahabharata. He is the son of the king Brihadratha, the founder of the Barhadratha dynasty of Magadha. According to scriptures, the descendants of Brihadratha ruled Magadha for 2600 years followed by Pradyota Dynasty and the Haryanka dynasty. He is mentioned in the Mahabharata and the Vayu Purana. He is also mentioned as the ninth pratinarayana in the Jain text Harivamsa Purana.The Capital City Of Jarasandha Mentioned in Mahābhārata was Girivraja , Which Many Scholars Identified This Location with Modern Rajgir
==Etymology== The word Jarasandha has been explained as a combination of two Sanskrit words: jara (जरा) and sandha (सन्ध), "joining". The meaning of Jarasandha is "the one who is joined by Jara".