people of Bhāratavarṣa: VI, 9, 361 (Ja°kha°).
pada.
A. Location: Listed by Saṃjaya
among the (northern) Janapadas of the
Bhāratavarṣa (ata ūrdhvaṃ janapadān ni-
bodha gadato mama) 6. 10. 37, 5; (abhī-
sārāḥ kulūtāś ca) 6. 10. 52. B. Chara-
cteristic: They are described as haughty,
fond of battles, strong and having firm (?)
hands (saṃrambhiṇo yuddhaśauṇḍā balino
dṛḍhapāṇayaḥ) 8. 51. 19. C. Epic
event: Mentioned among those who fought
against Arjuna; struck by his arrows they
fled in fear (dārvābhisārā daradāḥ) 7. 68.
42; (śaraiś ca śataśo viddhās … prādra-
vanta raṇe bhītāḥ) 7. 68. 45; pointed out
to Arjuna by Kṛṣṇa among those who had
gathered round the Kurus to help Suyo-
dhana (dārvābhisārā daradāḥ … ete suyo-
dhanasyārthe saṃrabdhāḥ kurubhiḥ saha)
8. 51. 18, 20.