Sanskrit literary sources Pandyan dynasty
sculpture of lord rama
the ramayana makes few references pandyas. instance, when sugriva sends monkey warriors search sita, mentions chera, chola , pandya of southern region. kalidasa s raghuvamsha, epic poem rama s dynasty, states ravana signed peace treaty pandya king.
the mahabharata mentions pandyas number of times. states pandya country located on sea shore, , supplied troops pandava king yudhishthira during war (5:19). pandya king sarangadhwaja commanded 140,000 warriors (7.23). pandya warrior malayadhwaja had one-to-one fight drona s son ashwatthama (8:20). mahabharata mentions tirthas (sacred places) of agastya, varuna , kumari located in pandya country.
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