Sahastrabahu

Sahasrabahu is a legendary warrior in Hindu mythology.[1] According to legend, he was a contemporary to Lord Rama. He fought many fights and won all of them except one with Parshuram who killed all the Kshatriya Kings to take revenge of his parents' death.

"'Sahasrabahu"' is also known as "'Kartavirya Arjuna"'. More details on page dedicated to Kartavirya Arjuna

Spelling confusion

Sahasra[2]is the correct prefix that means "a thousand", not SahasTra. However, it is invariably misspelled as the latter. Notice how the same prefix is spelled when referring to the crown chakra: "Sahasrara Chakra"[3] or when it occurs in family names (example: Sahasrabuddhe[4]) without a T. Also see Sahasralinga[5]. The confusion arises because the hindi letter "Sa" (स) merges with "ra" (र) and looks like "tra".

References

  1. ↑ Singh, K. S. (1998-01-01). People of India: Rajasthan. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788171547692.
  2. ↑ "Sahasra".
  3. ↑ "Sahasrara Chakra". }
  4. ↑ "Sahasrabuddhe".
  5. ↑ "Sahasralinga".


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