Pāli Dictionary

viṭaṭūbha

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Viṭaṭūbha, name of King Pasenadi’s general/son who seized the throne of Kosala

  • MN 87

    taṃ kiṃ maññasi, mahārāja, piyo te viṭaṭūbho senāpatī'ti? evaṃ, mallike, piyo me viṭaṭūbho senāpatī'ti.

Encyclopedia

Viṭaṭūbha
Person

  • Son of King Pasenadi whose name arose from a deaf minister’s mishearing, who was made general and later usurped the throne and massacred the Sākyans in revenge for a slight.

MN 87MN 90

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