Baby names of epic kings (Rāmāyaṇa & Mahābhārata)
10 names in our corpus exactly match a king named in the Rāmāyaṇa or Mahābhārata.
- Achala — king: Son of Subala; king of Gandhara (the Mahābhārata, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Dasharatha — king: Aged; Kaikeyee was dearer to him than his own life (the Rāmāyaṇa, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Dhruva — king: Kaurava warrior who had been incessantly striking Bhima (the Mahābhārata, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Manu — king: Lord in krita yuga who held the rod of chastisement (the Rāmāyaṇa, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Nala — king: King of the Nishadhas, Virasena's son; defeated Pushkara at dice, then magnanimously released him and granted him a city (the Mahābhārata, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Rituparna — king: King of Ayodhya/Koshala (the Mahābhārata, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Shantanu — king: Son of Pratipa. Known as Shantanu because he was born when his father had controlled his senses (the Mahābhārata, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Sugriva — king: King of the apes, golden brown in complexion; introduced to Rama by Hanuman at Pampa and became his ally (the Rāmāyaṇa, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Sunitha — king: Leads the angry assembled kings whose faces have paled (the Mahābhārata, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Vasuki — king: King of the snakes (the Rāmāyaṇa, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))