Bharata/Damanaka/Sarvadamana | |
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Predecessor | Dushyanta |
Successor | Bhumanyu |
Texts | Mahabharata |
Personal information | |
Parents | Dushyanta (father), Shakuntala (mother) |
Spouse | Sunanda[1] Two unnamed wives[2] |
Children | Bhumanyu(born from yagna) 9 unnamed sons from his 3 wives |
Dynasty | Chandravamsha |
Bharata (Sanskrit: भरत, romanized: Bharata)[3][4] is a legendary emperor featured in Hindu literature. He is a member of the Chandravamsha dynasty, and becomes the Chakravarti (Chakra possessing emperor).[5] He is regarded to be the ancestor of the Pandavas, the Kauravas, Brihadhrata, and Jarasandha. The Bhāratas, a prominent historical tribe mentioned in the Rigveda,[6] are regarded in Hinduism to be the descendants of Bharata and Bharat name is taken from Bharatas tribe.
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