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Bhavishyanta — Second Son of Kuru and Vahini, Prince of the Kuru Line
Bhavishyanta · Abhishyat (variant transliteration)
Bhavishyanta is the second son of Kuru by his wife Vahini, named second in the list of Vahini's five sons in the Mahabharata (Adi Parva, chapter 94). No independent narrative, episode, or descendants are attested for him in any primary source consulted. His line is a terminal collateral branch of the Kuru house. The variant name Abhishyat found in some secondary transliterations of this passage is most likely a manuscript variant of the same name rather than a distinct individual.
✦ The Name
The name Bhavishyanta derives from the Sanskrit root bhu — to be or to become — with the future participial form bhavishyat meaning one who is to come or the future one, yielding the sense of the one whose greatness lies ahead or the one destined to be. It is an unusual and philosophically resonant name implying prophetic or prospective significance — one whose importance is yet to be fully realised.
✦ Lineage
- Father: Kuru — son of Samvarana and Tapati; eponymous king of the Kuru dynasty
- Mother: Vahini — second wife of Kuru
- Brothers: Avikshit, Chaitraratha, Muni, and Janamejaya — the four other sons of Vahini by Kuru
- Half-brother: Viduratha — son of Kuru by Shubhangi; perpetuator of the Kuru royal succession
✦ References
Primary Sources
- Mahabharata, Adi Parva, chapter 94 — Names Bhavishyanta second among Vahini's five sons; no further detail provided.
Secondary Sources
- AncientVoice.wikidot.com, Adi Parva chapter 94 transcription — Reproduces the Ganguli translation naming Bhavishyanta as Vahini's second son.