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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 विश्वामित्र

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Apte Dictionary

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

विश्वामित्रviśvāmitraN. of a celebrated sage. [He was originally a Kṣatriya, being the king of Kānyakubja and son of Gādhi. One day…
[विश्वं मित्रं यस्य, विश्वस्य मित्रं वा पूर्वपददीर्घः; ParasmaipadaVI.3.13]

Name of a celebrated sage. [He was originally a Kṣatriya, being the king of Kānyakubja and son of Gādhi. One day while out hunting, he went to the hermitage of the great sage Vasiṣṭha, and seeing there the cow of plenty, offered him untold treasures in exchange for it, but being refused he tried to take it by force. A long contest thereupon ensued, in which king Viśvāmitra was signally defeated; and so great was his vexation, and withal so greatly was he impressed with the power inherent in Brāhmanism that he devoted himself to the most rigorous austerities till he successively got the titles Rājarṣi, Riṣi, Maharṣi, and Brahmarṣi, but he was not contented till Vasiṣṭha himself called him by the nameBrahmarṣi, which, however, took place after several thousands of years. Viśvāmitra several times tried to excite Vasiṣṭha for example by killing his one hundred sonsbut the great sage was not in the least perturbed. His power, even before he finally became a Brahmarśi, was very great, as was seen in his transporting Triśaṅku to the skies, in saving Sunah- śepa from the hands of Indra, in creating things after the style of Brahman etc. etc. He was the companion and counsellor of young Rāma to whom he gave several miraculous missiles.] -Compound
Derived forms and compounds
- -प्रियः Cocoanut (tree and fruit); Latin D. B.
- -सृष्टिः the thing created by विश्वामित्र (these are several as Palmyra, buffalo, ass etc.).
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

विश्वामित्रviśvāmitrasee below.
1. see below.
2. masculine gender (probably) "friend of all", Name of a celebrated R2ishi ऋषि or Sage (having the patronymic Ga1thina गाथिन, Ga1dheya गाधेय, and Ja1hnava जाह्नव; he was at first a functionary, together with Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ, of Su-da1s सु-दास्, king of the Tr2itsus तृत्सु s; seeing V Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ preferred by the king, he went over to the Bharatas भरत s, but could not prevent their being defeated by Su-da1s सु-दास्, although he caused the waters of the rivers Vipa1s3 विपाश् and S3utudri1 शुतुद्री to retire and so give the Bharatas भरत s free passage fg-veda iii, 33; he was born as a Kshatriya क्षत्रिय, deriving his lineage from an ancestor of Kus3ika कुशिक, named Puru1-ravas पुरू-रवस्, of the lunar race of kings, and himself sovereign of Kanya1-kubja कन्या-कुब्ज or Kanoj Kanoj; his fame rests chiefly on his contests with the great Bra1hman Brahman Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ, and his success in elevating himself. though a Kshatriya क्षत्रिय, to the rank of a Bra1hman Brahman see Manu vii, 42 : the Ra1ma1yan2a रामायण, which makes him a companion and counsellor of the young Ra1ma-candra राम-चन्द्र, records [i, 51-65] how Vis3va1mitra विश्वामित्र, on his accession to the throne, visited Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ 's hermitage, and seeing there the cow of plenty [probably typical of गो, "the earth"], offered him untold treasures in exchange for it, but being refused, prepared to take it by force; a long contest ensued between the king and the saint [symbolical of the struggles between the Kshatriya क्षत्रिय and Bra1hmanical Brahmanical classes], which ended in the defeat of Vis3va1mitra विश्वामित्र, whose vexation was such that, in order to become a Bra1hman Brahman and thus conquer his rival, he devoted himself to intense austerities [during which he was seduced by the nymph Menaka1 मेनका and had by her a daughter, S3akuntala1 शकुन्तला], gradually increasing the rigour of his mortification through thousands of years, till he successively earned the titles of Ra1jarshi राजर्षि, R2ishi ऋषि, Maharshi महर्षि, and finally Brahmarshi ब्रह्मर्षि Page995,1; he is supposed to be the author of nearly the whole of fg-veda iii, and of ix, 67, 1315; x, 137, 5; 167; moreover, a law-book, a Dhanurveda धनुर्वेद, and a medical work are attributed to him) fg-veda etc.
3. masculine gender a particular Catur-aha चतुर्-अह (Equivalent to विश्वामित्रस्य संजयः) Pan5cavBr. Ka1tyS3r.
4. masculine gender a particular Anuva1ka अनुवाक (Equivalent to विश्वामित्रस्या*नुवाकः) Pat.
5. masculine gender plural the family of Vis3va1mitra विश्वामित्र fg-veda AV.
Source: Monier-Williams

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