Dridharatha, Dṛḍharatha: 10 definitions
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Dridharatha has 8 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Dṛḍharatha can be transliterated into English as Drdharatha or Dridharatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDṛḍharatha (दृढरथ):—(dṛ + ratha) m. Nomen proprium
1) eines der 100 Söhne des Dhrtarāṣtra [Mahābhārata 1, 2739. 7, 6851. 6938.] Wohl derselbe führt [1, 4551] den Namen dṛḍharathāśraya . —
2) eines Sohnes des Jagadratha und Vaters des Viśvajit [Harivaṃśa 1703. fg.] —
3) des Vaters des 10ten Arhant's der gegenwärtigen Avasarpiṇī (bei den Jaina) [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 37.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDṛḍharatha (दृढरथ):—m. Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer.
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Partial matches: Dridha, Ratha.
Starts with: Dridharathashraya.
Full-text (+12): Dridharathashraya, Shitala, Rathasena, Shitalanatha, Nanda, Jaitra, Vishvajit, Bhadrika, Bhadillapura, Meghasena, Madrapura, Sunanda, Simandhara, Bhadrikapura, Bhadilla, Bilva, Priyamati, Sumandirapura, Nihatashatru, Plaksha.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 3: Śītala’s parents (king Dṛḍharatha and queen Nandā) < [Chapter VIII - Śītalanāthacaritra]
Part 1: Incarnation as Megharatha (introduction) < [Chapter IV - Tenth incarnation as Megharatha]
Part 1: Previous incarnation as Dṛḍharatha < [Chapter V - Śrī Dharmanāthacaritra]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXVII < [Sambhava Parva]
Section CLXV < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section CLVI < [Ghatotkacha-badha Parva]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1m - The Paurava Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Part 2.1d - The Yādava Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - On patriarchs < [Chapter 5]