King Shalva

Quick Facts

About King Shalva

The king of Soubha whom Amba loved. He fought Bhishma at the Kashi svayamvara but was defeated. He later rejected Amba because she was won by another.

In Their Words

For the sake of the maidens, Shantanu's son Bhishma defeated that supreme among kings, but let him off with his life.

King Shalva

Traits

• Warrior
• Proud
• King

Stories Featuring King Shalva

6 tales on this site name King Shalva, in canonical reading order.

• The Abduction at KashiThe Svayamvara and the Tragedy of AmbaAdi Parva ‧ 14 min
• Krishna and the Flying CityThe Fall of SaubhaVana Parva ‧ 7 min
• The Princess Who Became DeathAmba's story reveals how injustice, even unintentional injustice, creates cycles of suffering. Bhishma meant no harm -...Udyoga Parva ‧ 22 min
• Twenty-Three Days on the SaraswatiBhishma fights his own preceptor and neither man can winUdyoga Parva ‧ 21 min
• The King on the Mountain of FleshOne elephant breaks an army, and two men bring it downShalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Afternoon of the Eighteenth DaySatyaki takes Kritavarma's car again, Duryodhana holds the field alone, and the last elephants fallShalya Parva ‧ 22 min

Places in King Shalva's Story

Drawn from the stories King Shalva appears in.

• Kashiकाशी
• Hastinapurहस्तिनापुर
• Shalvaशाल्व
• Gandhamadanaगन्धमादन
• Kurukshetraकुरुक्षेत्र
• Himavatहिमवत्
• Kampilyaकाम्पिल्य
• Kashiकाशी
• Dwarakaद्वारका
• Saubhaसौभ
• Kshira Sagaraक्षीरसागर
• Saraswatiसरस्वती

Related Characters

Others counted among the Sages & Others.

• ✦Sage Kanva
• ◎Eklavya
• ★Shukracharya
• ♛Vrishaparva
• ♛Yadu
• ✧Princess Amba