A warrior king of Panchala. He was born of the ansh of an asura called Ketuman. The Pandavas sent him an invitation before the Kurukshetra war, and he was one of their biggest supporters, as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 67 verse 12, Udyogaparva Chapter 4 verse 12, and Udyogaparva Chapter 71 verse 11.