Dhanadatta

धनदत्त

A distressed young man who stole the Emperor's war stallion out of desperation to cure his dying mother, whose innate honesty was redeemed by Vikramaditya through truth and virtue.

Known Epithets & Aliases

The Reformed Forest Youth

Significance & Lore

The reformed forest youth whose filial love and devotion to truth transformed an iron bar into solid gold during the Vedic Trial of Truth.

Appearing In Comic Chapters (1)

Singhasan Battisi — 32 Tales of the Living Statues• Ch. 5

The Fifth Statue: Lilavati & The Miracle of Truth

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Key Attributes & Weapons

✦Incorruptible Devotion to Truth
✦Filial Piety
✦Redeemed Soul

Related Characters

King Vikramaditya

Legendary King of Ujjain & Supreme Judge

Sage Dirghatapas

Venerable Vedic Sage & Keeper of the Sacred Ashram

Canonical Reference

Detailed ontological and textual analysis available on BharatKosha.

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