Dridhanemi, Dṛḍhanemi: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Dṛḍhanemi can be transliterated into English as Drdhanemi or Dridhanemi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaDṛḍhanemi (दृढनेमि):—Son of Satyadhṛti (son of Kṛtimān). He had a son called Supārśva. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.21.27)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDṛḍhanemi (दृढनेमि).—A King of the Pūru dynasty. He was the son of Satyahṛdi and father of Supārśva. (Bhāgavata, Daśama Skandha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDṛḍhanemi (दृढनेमि).—A son of Satyadhṛti and father of Supārśva (Sudharma, Matsya-purāṇa).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 21. 27. Matsya-purāṇa 49. 70. Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 49.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDṛḍhanemi (दृढनेमि):—[=dṛḍha-nemi] [from dṛḍha > dṛh] m. Name of a prince (son of Śatya-dhṛti), [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dridha, Nemi.
Full-text: Suparshva, Sudharman, Suvarman, Satyadhriti, Sumati, First Antarakalpa.
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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