Question

Dasharadnya Yuddha (war) was fought between whom from the following ?
1. Purohit and Vishwamitra 
2. Vishwamitra and Bharat tribe 
3. Sudas and Vasishtha 
4. Puru and Vishwamitra 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Sudas and Vasishtha 

The correct answer is Sudas and Vasishtha.

• This battle is mentioned in the ancient Indian sacred book “Rig-Veda” as ‘Battle of 10 kings or Dasharadnya Yuddha.
• This war was mainly for the ancestors of Draupadi.
• The hero of this war is king Sudas of the North Panchal kingdom.
• The reason behind the war is the rivalry between Vishwamitra and Vasishtha.
• The battle between the Puru Vedic Aryan tribal kingdoms of the Bharatas (directed by the royal sage Vishvamitra), and the Trtsu-Bharata (Puru) king Sudas, who defeats other Vedic tribes who supported Vasishtha.
• The result of the battle was Trtsu-Bharata's victory.