Arimejaya was one of the sons born of the womb of Gāndinī (Gandini), and sired by Śvaphalka (Swaphalka), belonging to Yadu-Vṛṣṇivaṃśa (Yadu-Vrishni vamsa; the Yadu-Vrishni clan). He was the younger brother of Akrūra(Akrura).
Dhṛtarāṣṭra(Dhritarashtra) feared that he would be joining the Pāṇḍava (Pandava) in the Kurukṣetra(Kurukshetra) war, after the slaying of Abhimanyu.