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Divodāsa ("heaven's
servant") is a name
of a tribal king in
the Rigveda
(celebrated for his
liberality and
protected by Indra
and the Ashvins in
the Rigveda, RV
1.112.14; 1.116.18),
the son of
Vadhryashva RV
6.61.5. He is the
father of the famous
Sudas (RV 7.18.28)
(of the Battle of
the Ten Kings). It is also the name of a king of Kashi surnamed Dhanvantari, founder of the Indian school of medicine. |
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