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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for नहुष

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. 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.]

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. 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.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. 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.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · नहुष

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