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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Character.info hdr: Information
Character.image: A painting from the Mahabharata Balabhadra fighting Jarasandha.jpg
Character.caption: Jarasandha fighting with Balarama, shown multiple times in the picture
Character.data25: Brihadratha dynasty
Character.data24: Gada
Character.lbl23: Successor
Character.lbl21: Kingdom
Character.data21: Magadha
Character.data23: Sahadeva
Character.lbl22: Predecessor
Character.data22: Brihadratha
Character.lbl24: Weapon
Character.lbl25: Dynasty
Character.gender: Male

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Gender: male
Father: Brihadratha
Image: Bhima Slays Jarasandha.jpg

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present in work: Mahabharata
replaces: Brihadratha
Commons category: Jarasandha

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
Legend
Birth and early life
Conflicts with Balarama and Krishna
Later life and death
References
Citations
Sources
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==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".

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