Virata
Virata, in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, was the king of Matsya Kingdom with its Virata Kingdom, in whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile. Virata was married to Queen Sudeshna and was the father of Prince Uttara and Princess Uttarā, who married Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna. Abhimanyu and Uttara's son Parikshit succeeded Yudhishthira to the throne of Hastinapura, after the war of Mahabharata.
On the 2nd day of war, he killed Shalya's son Madranjaya. He was killed by Drona on the 15th day of the war. In different version he was killed during a Kaurava attack in the Kurukshetra War along with his sons. After Virata's death, Arjuna, became the king of Virata's former kingdom.
Virat in Sanskrit means King, ruler; ruling far and wide; sovereign.
