Varhadratha, Vārhadratha: 3 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVārhadratha (वार्हद्रथ).—See, बार्ह, बार्हद्रथ, बार्हद्रथि, बार्हस्पत, बार्हस्पत्य, बार्हिण, बाल, बालक (bārha, bārhadratha, bārhadrathi, bārhaspata, bārhaspatya, bārhiṇa, bāla, bālaka).
See also (synonyms): vārha, vārhadrathi, vārhaspata, vārhasatypa, vārhiṇa, vāla, vālaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVārhadratha (वार्हद्रथ).—m.
(-thaḥ) A name of Jarasand'Ha. E. vṛhadratha the father of this prince, and aṇ patronymic; also with iñ aff. vārhadrathi .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVārhadratha (वार्हद्रथ):—(thaḥ) 1. m. Jarasandha.
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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Full-text: Varhadrathi, Varhaspata, Varhasatypa, Vala, Valaka, Variha, Varhina.
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The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter XXIII - Descendants of the kings of Magadha < [Book IV]
Chapter XXIV - Dynasty of the kings of the Kali age < [Book IV]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 34 - Jarasandha Prepares to Attack Mathura < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 36 - The Battle between Krishna and Jarashandha < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XLIV < [Sanatsujata Parva]