Aidavida, Aiḍaviḍa, Aiḍāviḍa: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Aiḍaviḍa (ऐडविड).—The son of Daśaratha, and father of Viśvasaha.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 9. 41.
1b) A Paulastya Rākṣasa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 8. 60.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAiḍaviḍa (ऐडविड).—
1) Name of Kubera. अवलम्बितैलविलपाणिपल्लवः (avalambitailavilapāṇipallavaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 13.18.
2) The planet Mars (maṅgala).
Derivable forms: aiḍaviḍaḥ (ऐडविडः).
See also (synonyms): ailavila.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aiḍaviḍa (ऐडविड):—m. a descendant of Iḍa-viḍā, Name of Kuvera, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
2) of a son of Daśaratha, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix] (cf. ailavila.)
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAiḍaviḍa (ಐಡವಿಡ):—[noun] Kubēra, the regent of the north direction and the god of riches and treasures.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Ailavila, Vishvasaha, Aidavila, Idavida, Dasharatha.
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - The Descent of the Gaṅgā; The Story of Kalmāṣapāda < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 8 - The race of the sages: Atri and Vasiṣṭha < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]