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Rukmi

Rukmi had had a warrior rank of Rathi. Notes from title: during Mahabharata. Rukmi was the ruler of Vidarbha. He was the son of king Bhishmaka and elder brother of Rukmini.

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“Rukmi said “’If, O son of Pandu, thou art afraid, I am here
to render thee assistance in the battle…. I will slay those
foes of thine whom thou, O son of Pandu, wilt assign to me.
I will slay one of those heroes, viz., Drona and Kripa, and
Bhishma, and Karna. warrior I am not afraid, nor have I any
need of thy assistance. Go therefore, or stay, as it
pleaseth or suiteth thee.’ Hearing these words of Arjuna,
Rukmi taking away with him his army vast as the sea,
repaired then, O bull of Bharata’s race, to Duryodhana. And
king Rukmi, repairing thither, said the same words unto
Duryodhana. But that king proud of his bravery, rejected
him in the same way”
– The Mahabharata, Book 5: Udyoga Parva: Bhagwat Yana Parva: Section CLIX

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