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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  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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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. इक्ष्वाकुikṣvāku[ikshvâkú] m. N. of an ancient king and his descendants: pl. N. of a people: -kula-ga, a. born in the family…

    [ikshvâkú] masculine noun of an ancient king and his descendants: plural noun of a people: -kula-ga, adjective born in the family of Ikshvâku.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. इक्ष्वाकुikṣvākum. ([RV.]) and /इक्ष्वाकु ([AV.]) . N. of a man RV. x, 60, 7 AV. xix, 39, 9
    1. masculine gender ([fg-veda]) and /इक्ष्वाकु ([AV.]) . Name of a man fg-veda x, 60, 7 AV. xix, 39, 9
    2. masculine gender of a son of Manu मनु Vaivasvata वैवस्वत (father of Kukshi कुक्षि and first king of the solar dynasty in Ayodhya1 अयोध्या) MBh. R. Bhag. Hariv. VP.
    3. masculine gender a descendant of Ikshva1ku इक्ष्वाकु R. Ragh.
    4. masculine gender (some Buddhists Buddhists as well as the Jainas जैन s derive their Cakravartins चक्रवर्तिन् s and many of their Arhats अर्हत् s from Ikshva1ku इक्ष्वाकु)
    5. masculine gender (अवस्) Name of a warrior-tribe descended from Ikshva1ku इक्ष्वाकु VarBr2S.
    6. feminine (उस्) a bitter gourd
    7. feminine according to some, the Coloquintida (Citrillus Colocynthis), the fruit of a wild species of Lagenaria Vulgaris Sus3r.
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  2. इक्ष्वाकुकुलजikṣvākukulajamfn. born in the family of Ikshva1ku इक्ष्वाकु .

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective born in the family of Ikshva1ku इक्ष्वाकु .

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