kArtavIryaH The son of Kṛtavīrya and king of the Haihayas, who ruled at Māhiṣmatī. [Having worshipped Dattātreya, he obtained from him several boons, such as a thousand arms, a golden chariot that went wheresoever he willed it to go, the power of restraining wrong by justice, conquest of earth, invincibility by enemies &c.; ( cf. R. 6. 39 ). According to the Vāyu Purāṇa he ruled justly and righteously for 85000 years and offered 10000 sacrifices. He was a contemporary of Ravaṇa whom he once captured and confined like a beast in a corner of his city; cf. R. 6. 40. Kārtavīrya was slain by Paraśurāma for having carried off by violence the Kāmadhenu of his revered father Jamadagni. Kārtavīrya ( pb ) is also known by the name Sahasrārjuna.].