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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry इक्ष्वाकु

  1. इक्ष्वाकुikṣvāku1 N. of the celebrated ancestor of the Solar kings who ruled in Ayodhyā; (he was the first of the Solar kings…
    1. 1 Name of the celebrated ancestor of the Solar kings who ruled in Ayodhyā; (he was the first of the Solar kings and was a son of Manu Vaivasvata; (Compare Bhāg. क्षुवतस्तु मनोर्जज्ञ इक्ष्वाकुर्घाणतः सुतः); इक्ष्वाकुवंशोऽभि- मतः प्रजानाम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.44.
    2. (Plural) Descendants of Ikṣvāku; गलितवयसामिक्ष्वाकूणामिदं हि कुलव्रतम् R.3.7.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -क्रुः Feminine A kind of bitter gourd, Cucurbita Lagenaria (Marâthî कडू दुध्या).

    In the Gita4·1

    विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत् ॥

    vivasvānmanave prāha manurikṣvākave'bravīt. — The Blessed Lord said:- This imperishable Yoga I gave to Vivasvan (the Sun-God), Vivasvan gave it to Manu (the father of men), Manu gave it to… 4·1
    • इक्ष्वाकवेikṣvākavedative singular of the masculine noun ikṣvāku (Ikshvaku, the head of the Solar line).

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Headwords under इ

Part 1 of 2 इ – इभ्यAll parts
  1. इ – इभ्य
  2. इभ्यक – इहल