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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 यदु

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. यदुyadu1 N. of an ancient king, the eldest son of Yayāti and Devayānī and ancestor of the Yādavas.
    1. 1 Name of an ancient king, the eldest son of Yayāti and Devayānī and ancestor of the Yādavas.
    2. Name of a country near Mathurā.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कुलोद्भवः, -नन्दनः, -श्रेष्ठः epithets of Kṛiṣṇa.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. यदुyadum. N. of an ancient hero (in the Veda वेद often mentioned together with Turvas3a तुर्वश [or Turvasu तुर्वसु]…
    1. masculine gender Name of an ancient hero (in the Veda वेद often mentioned together with Turvas3a तुर्वश [or Turvasu तुर्वसु] quod vide, and described as preserved by Indra इन्द्र during an inundation; in epic poetry he is a son of Yaya1ti ययाति and brother of Puru पुरु and Turvasu तुर्वसु, Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण being descended from Yadu यदु, and Bharata भरत and Kuru कुरु from Puru पुरु; Yadu यदु is also called a son of Vasu वसु, king of Cedi चेदि, or a son of Hary-as3va हर्य्-अश्व) fg-veda MBh. Hariv. Pur.
    2. masculine gender Name of a country on the west of the Jumna1 Jumna river (about Mathura1 मथुरा and Vr2inda1-vana वृन्दा-वन, over which Yadu यदु ruled; according to according to others the Deccan or Southern peninsula of India) W.
    3. masculine gender plural the people of Yadu यदु or the descendants of king Yadu यदु (confer, compare यादव) ibidem
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. यदुyadu[yádu] m. N. of a Vedic tribe and its chief (gnly. mentioned with Turvasa). In E. he is described as a son of…

    [yádu] masculine noun of a Vedic tribe and its chief (generally mentioned with Turvasa). In Epic he is described as a son of Yayâti, of Vasu, prince of Kedi, and of Haryasva; he is the ancestor of the Yâdava race in which Krishna was born.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · यदु

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