18th century illustration of Sage Shuka and King Parikshit
King of Kuru
Reign
12th-10th centuries BCE[citation needed]
Predecessor
Yudhishthira (Grand Uncle) according to Mahabharata
Successor
Janamejaya (Son)
Spouse
Madravati
Issue
Janamejaya
Dynasty
Kuru
Father
Abhimanyu
Mother
Uttarā
Religion
Hinduism
Parīkṣit (Sanskrit: परीक्षित्, IAST: Parīkṣit[note 1]) was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period (12th–10th centuries BCE).[1] Along with his son and successor, Janamejaya, he played a decisive role in the consolidation of the Kuru state, the arrangement of Vedic hymns into collections, and the development of the orthodox srauta ritual, transforming the Kuru realm into the dominant political and cultural center of northern Iron Age India.[2] He also appears as a figure in later legends and traditions. According to the legendary accounts in Mahabharata and the Puranas, he succeeded his grand uncle Yudhishthira to the throne of Hastinapura.[note 2]
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^Michael Witzel (1989), Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes ed. Caillat, Paris, 97–265.
^Michael Witzel, "Early Sanskritization. Origins and development of the Kuru State". B. Kölver (ed.), Recht, Staat und Verwaltung im klassischen Indien. The state, the Law, and Administration in Classical India. München : R. Oldenbourg 1997, 27-52 "EJVS - Current and Back Issues". Archived from the original on 15 August 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
^Michael Witzel, "Early Sanskritization. Origins and development of the Kuru State". B. Kölver (ed.), Recht, Staat und Verwaltung im klassischen Indien. The state, the Law, and Administration in Classical India. München : R. Oldenbourg 1997, 27-52 "EJVS - Current and Back Issues". Archived from the original on 15 August 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
^"Prāci-jyotī: Digest of Indological Studies". 1967.
^Dalal, Roshen (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. ISBN 9780143414216.
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