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Apte Dictionary

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

नहुषnahuṣaN. of a king of the lunar race, son of Āyus and grandson of Purūravas and father of Yayāti. [He was a very…

Name of a king of the lunar race, son of Āyus and grandson of Purūravas and father of Yayāti. [He was a very wise and powerful king, and when Indra lay concealed under waters to expiate the sin of having killed the demon Vṛitra, a Brāhmaṇa, he was asked to occupy his seat. While there he thought of winning the love of Indrāṇī and caused the seven sages to convey him in a palanquin to her house. On his way he asked each of them to be quick using the words 'sarpa', 'sarpa', (move on, move on), when one of the sages (Agastya ?) cursed him to be a 'sarpa' (serpent). He fell down from the sky, and remained in that wretched state till he was relieved from it by Yudhiṣttod;hira.]

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नहुष्यnahuṣyaa.Ved. Human, आदीं विश्वा नहुष्याणि जाता Rv. 9.88.2.
Vedic Human, आदीं विश्वा नहुष्याणि जाता Rv. 9.88.2.
Derived forms and compounds
- -ष्यः A man.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

नहुषnahuṣa[náh-ush-a] m. [connexion], descent, race; N., esp. of a king who displaced Indra, but was afterwards…

[náh-ush-a] masculine [connexion], descent, race; noun, especially of a king who displaced Indra, but was afterwards transformed into a serpent.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

नहुषnahuṣam. = न्/अहुस् RV. i, 31, 11; v, 12, 6
1. masculine gender Equivalent to न्/अहुस् fg-veda i, 31, 11; v, 12, 6
2. masculine gender (probably) Name of a man, viii, 46, 27
3. masculine gender of a son of Manu मनु and author of fg-veda ix, 101 Anukr.
4. masculine gender of an ancient king (son of A1yu आयु or A1yus आयुस् [confer, compare fg-veda i.31, 11] and father of Yaya1ti ययाति; he took possession of Indra इन्द्र 's throne but was afterwards deposed and changed into a serpent Mn. vii, 41 MBh. R. etc. (confer, compare RTL. 240); according to R. i, 72, 30 and ii, 119, 30 he is a son of Ambari1sha अम्बरीष and father of Nabha1ga नभाग)
5. masculine gender of a serpent-demon MBh. Hariv.
6. masculine gender of a Marut मरुत् Hariv.
7. masculine gender of Vishn2u-Kr2ishn2a विष्णु-कृष्ण MBh.
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च्यवननहुषसंवादcyavananahuṣasaṃvādam. "discussion between Cyavana च्यवन and Nahusha नहुष", N. of MBh. xiii, chs. 50-52.

masculine gender "discussion between Cyavana च्यवन and Nahusha नहुष", Name of MBh. xiii, chs. 50-52.

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नहुषचरितnahuṣacarita"Nahusha नहुष 's life", N. of ch. of the PadmaP.

"Nahusha नहुष 's life", Name of chapter of the PadmaP.

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नहुषाख्यnahuṣākhyan. the flower of Tabernaemontana Coronaria L.

neuter gender the flower of Tabernaemontana Coronaria Lexicographers

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नहुषात्मजnahuṣātmajam. N. of king Yaya1ti ययाति (cf. above) W.

masculine gender Name of king Yaya1ti ययाति (confer, compare a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) W.

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नहुष्यnahuṣyamfn. relating to man, human RV. ix, 88, 2; 91, 2
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective relating to man, human fg-veda ix, 88, 2; 91, 2
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective descended from Nahusha नहुष (?), x, 63, 1.
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