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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 शुनःशेप

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Apte Dictionary

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

शुनःशेपśunaḥśepaफः [phḥ] , (फः) N. of a Vedic sage, son of Ajīgarta. [In the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa it is related that king…

फः phḥ , (फः) Name of a Vedic sage, son of Ajīgarta. [In the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa it is related that king Hariśchandra, being childless, made a vow that on obtaining a son he would sacrifice him to the god Varuṇa. A son was born who was named Rohita, but the king put off the fulfilment of the vow under various pretexts. At last Rohita purchased for one hundred cows Śunahśepa, the middle son of Ajīgarta as a substitute for himself to be offered to Varuṇa. But the boy praised Viṣṇu, Indra, and other deities, and escaped death. He was then adopted by Viṣvāmitra in his own family and called by the name Devarāta.]

Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

शुनःशेपśunaḥśepam. "dog-tailed", N. of a Vedic R2ishi ऋषि (having the patr. A1ji1garti आजीगर्ति, as son of Aji1garta अजीगर्त…
1. masculine gender "dog-tailed", Name of a Vedic R2ishi ऋषि (having the patronymic A1ji1garti आजीगर्ति, as son of Aji1garta अजीगर्त or Aji1garta अजीगर्त, and regarded as the author of the hymns i, 24-30, ix, 3; according to to AitBr. vii, 13-18, king Haris3candra हरिश्चन्द्र, whose priest was Vis3va1-mitra विश्वा-मित्र, being childless, made a vow that on obtaining a son he would sacrifice him to the god Varun2a वरुण; a son was then born to him named Rohita रोहित, but Haris3candra हरिश्चन्द्र put off on various pretexts the fulfilment of his vow, and when he at length consented to perform it, his son refused to be sacrificed, and retiring to the forest passed six years there until he met a poor Bra1hman Brahman R2ishi ऋषि named Aji1garta अजीगर्त, who had three sons, the second of whom, S3unah2-s3epa शुनः-शेप, was purchased by Rohita रोहित for a hundred cows to serve as a substitute for himself Page1083,1; Varun2a वरुण having accepted him as a ransom, he was about to be sacrificed, Vis3va1-mitra विश्वा-मित्र being Hotr2i होतृ priest, when he saved himself by reciting verses in praise of various deities, and was received into the family of Vis3va1-mitra विश्वा-मित्र as one of his sons under the name of Deva-ra1ta देव-रात quod vide : the legend is different in the Ra1ma1yan2a रामायण, which makes Ambari1sha अम्बरीष, king of Ayodhya1 अयोध्या, perform a sacrifice, the victim of which is stolen by Indra इन्द्र; this king is described as wandering over the earth in search of either the real victim or a substitute until he meets with a Bra1hman Brahman named R2ici1ka ऋचीक, from whom he purchases his middle son, S3unah2-s3epa शुनः-शेप, who is about to be sacrificed, when Vis3va1-mitra विश्वा-मित्र saves him by teaching him a prayer to Agni अग्नि and two hymns to Indra इन्द्र and Vishn2u विष्णु; see R. i, 61, 62) fg-veda etc. (IW. 25-27)
2. neuter gender the genital organ of a dog MW.
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

शुनःशेपśunaḥśepa[súnah-sépa] m. (Dog's tail), N.

[súnah-sépa] masculine (Dog's tail), noun

Source: Macdonell

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