Vidarbha, Vidarbhā: 21 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVidarbha (विदर्भ):—
1) m. pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes und des von ihm bewohnten Landes, südlich vom Vindhya mit der Hauptstadt Kuṇḍina, [Pariśiṣṭa des Atharvaveda] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 93 (56).] [Mahābhārata 3, 2076. 2093. 2772. 2852] (an den beiden letzten Stellen nach der Lesart der ed. Bomb., darbhā ed. Calc.). [?6, 351 (Viṣṇupurāṇa 187). 12, 9813. Rāmāyaṇa 4, 41, 16. Raghuvaṃśa 5, 60. Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 14, 8. Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 58, 17.] sg. das Land: vidarbho nāma janapadaḥ [Daśakumāracarita 180, 9.] vidarbhādhipa [Mahābhārata 3, 2409.] vidarbhādhiparājadhānī [Raghuvaṃśa 5, 40.] vidarbhādhipati [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 53, 16.] rāja [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 40, 3.] [Naiṣadhacarita 1, 50.] pati [Mālavikāgnimitra 77.] bhū [Naiṣadhacarita.2,16.] [Oxforder Handschriften 213,b, No. 507.] nagarī [Mahābhārata 3, 2094. 2780.] [Harivaṃśa 5842.] —
2) m. sg. ein Fürst der Vidarbha (vgl. vaidarbha): kanyā vidarbhasya [Mahābhārata 3, 2103.] tanayā [2412.] subhrū [Naiṣadhacarita 1, 82.] rājadhānī [Oxforder Handschriften 258,a,28.] —
3) m. sg. Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Harivaṃśa 9569.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 28.] ein Sohn Jyāmagha’s [Harivaṃśa 1988.fg.] [6588.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 422.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 23, 38. 24, 1.] ein Sohn Ṛṣabha’s [5, 4, 10.] —
4) m. = vaidarbha Krankheit des Zahnfleisches [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 1, 7, 76.] —
5) f. ā Nomen proprium a) einer Stadt, = kuṇḍina [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 979.] [Mahābhārata 3, 2772. 2826. fgg.] [2852] (an allen Stellen m. pl. die ed. Bomb.). [Harivaṃśa 6588.] — b) eines Flusses [Harivaṃśa 9511.] — c) einer Tochter Ugra's und Gattin des Manu Cākṣuṣa [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 76, 47.] — Vgl. dadhi, daśī und vaidarbha, vaidarbhi .
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Starts with: Vidarbhabhimukha, Vidarbhabhu, Vidarbhadhipa, Vidarbhadhiparajadhani, Vidarbhadhipati, Vidarbhagrathita, Vidarbhaja, Vidarbhana, Vidarbhanagari, Vidarbhapati, Vidarbharaj, Vidarbharaja, Vidarbharajadhani, Vidarbharajan, Vidarbharajaputri, Vidarbharajatanaya, Vidarbhasubhru, Vidarbhatanaya, Vidarbhayati.
Ends with: Dadhividarbha, Dashividarbha, Hrishividarbha, Suvidarbha, Yuktividarbha.
Full-text (+191): Vaidarbha, Vidarbhaja, Vidarbhatanaya, Kundina, Jyamagha, Vidarbhanagari, Vidarbhapati, Kratha, Vidarbharajadhani, Vidarbharajaputri, Vidarbhadhipa, Parthapura, Krathakaishika, Vidarbharajatanaya, Kaishika, Punyavarman, Vidarbhasubhru, Vidarbhabhu, Vidarbharaj, Sudakshina.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 8.5 - Region of Dakṣiṇāpatha (southern part) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Part 3.10 - Pada-vṛtti and their types < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Part 3 - Synthesis of Rīti, Vṛtti and Pravṛitti < [Chapter 3 - Contribution of Rājaśekhara to Sanskrit Poetics]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LIV < [Nalopakhyana Parva]
Section LXXII < [Nalopakhyana Parva]
Section LIII < [Nalopakhyana Parva]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 15: Story of Harimitra < [Chapter III - Vasudeva’s Marriage with Kanakavatī and her Former Incarnations]
Part 16: Resumption of Nala story < [Chapter III - Vasudeva’s Marriage with Kanakavatī and her Former Incarnations]
Part 9: Sermon on distinction between body and soul < [Chapter V - Supārśvanāthacaritra]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 53 - Viśveśvara (viśva-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 6 - The Importance of Pradoṣa < [Section 3 - Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 33 - Dvārakā as an abode to all regions and places of pilgrimage < [Section 4 - Dvārakā-māhātmya]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 53 - Rukmiṇī’s Marriage: Rukmiṇī carried away by Kṛṣṇa < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Chapter 52 - Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma escape to Dvārakā < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Chapter 24 - The History of the Race of Yadu < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]