Mitravinda, Mitravindā, Mitra-vinda: 7 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Mitravinda (मित्रविन्द).—A deva. The havis (clarified butter which is put in the Agni called Rathantara is intended for this deva. (Śloka 19, Chapter 220, Vana Parva).
2) Mitravindā (मित्रविन्दा).—Daughter of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s father’s sister. Mitravindā’s mother’s name was Rājādhidevī. Rājādhidevī, qveen of Avantī, got three children named Vinda, Anuvinda and Mitravindā. In the Svayaṃvara Mitravindā chose Kṛṣṇa as her husband. Vinda and Anuvinda did not like it and joining the Kaurava side fought against Kṛṣṇa. But Kṛṣṇa defeated them all and took Mitravindā to Dvārakā. (10th Skandha, Bhāgavata).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Mitravinda (मित्रविन्द).—A son of Mitravindā and Kṛṣṇa.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 47. 19.
2a) Mitravindā (मित्रविन्दा).—A river in Kuśadvīpa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 20. 15.
2b) Daughter of Kṛṣṇa's aunt in Avantī. Discomfiting Vinda and Anuvinda, Kṛṣṇa married her; her sons;1 welcomed by Draupadī to Hāstinapura, she explained how she was married to Kṛṣṇa.2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 58. 31; 61. 16; Matsya-purāṇa 47. 14; Vāyu-purāṇa 96, 234; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 28. 3.
- 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 71. 43; 83. 15-6.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMitravinda (मित्रविन्द).—an epithet of Agni.
Derivable forms: mitravindaḥ (मित्रविन्दः).
Mitravinda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mitra and vinda (विन्द).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumMitravindā (मित्रविन्दा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Baudh. B. 1, 184.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mitravinda (मित्रविन्द):—[=mitra-vinda] [from mitra] mfn. ‘acquiring fr°’, Name of an Agni, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of the 12th Manu, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [Harivaṃśa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a preceptor, [Catalogue(s)]
5) Mitravindā (मित्रविन्दा):—[=mitra-vindā] [from mitra-vinda > mitra] f. Name of an Iṣṭi, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; ???; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] of a wife of Kṛṣṇa, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa; Pañcarātra]
7) [v.s. ...] of a river in KuŚadvīpa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] of [work]
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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.
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Partial matches: Mitra, Vinda.
Full-text (+3): Vardhana, Mitravindeshtiprayoga, Mitravindeshti, Mitravindeshtihautra, Anuvinda, Mahasha, Pavana, Gridhra, Kshudhi, Ashtanayaka, Annada, Ashtabharya, Jayasena, Mitravan, Harsha, Vinda, Vahni, Rajadhidevi, Anila, Vanhi.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.8.16 < [Chapter 8 - The Marriages of All the Queens]
Verses 6.17.12-13 < [Chapter 17 - Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa Meet at Siddhāśrama and the Nature of Śrī Rādhā’s Love Is Revealed]
Verse 4.19.96 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter XXVIII - Slaughter of Rukmini < [Book V]
Chapter XXXII - Description of Usha the daughter of Bana < [Book V]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 104 - Krishna’s Children < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 61 - Rukshmi Attacks Krishna and Is Defeated < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 99 - The Celestial Architect Builds Dvaraka < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.7.47 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XI, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Eleventh Kāṇḍa]