Andhakavrishni, Andhakavṛṣṇi, Andhaka-vrishni: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Andhakavṛṣṇi can be transliterated into English as Andhakavrsni or Andhakavrishni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAndhakavṛṣṇi (अन्धकवृष्णि).—m. pl. descendants of अन्धक (andhaka) and वृष्णि (vṛṣṇi).
Andhakavṛṣṇi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms andhaka and vṛṣṇi (वृष्णि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAndhakavṛṣṇi (अन्धकवृष्णि):—[=andhaka-vṛṣṇi] [from andhaka > andh] m. [plural] descendants of Andhaka and Vṛṣṇi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAndhakavṛṣṇi (अन्धकवृष्णि):—Dwandwa n. pl.
(-ṣṇyaḥ) The descendants of An-dhaka and Vṛṣṇi qq. vv., a celebrated tribe in which, amongst others, Vāsudeva was born. Comp. also śvāphalkacaitraka, caitrakāndhaka, śinivāsudeva, dvaipyabhaimāyana or dvaipyahaimāyana. E. andhaka and vṛṣṇi, with luk of the gotra aff.
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: Vrishni, Andhaka.
Full-text: Dvaipyabhaimayana, Dvaipya, Yadava, Andhaka, Satvant.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 1: Birth of Vasudeva (parents Andhakavṛṣṇi and Subhadrā) < [Chapter II - Marriages of Vasudeva with maidens]
Part 11: Rathanemi and Rājīmatī < [Chapter X - The recovery of draupadī]
Part 2: Previous birth of Vasudeva < [Chapter II - Marriages of Vasudeva with maidens]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 34 - Krausthu’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 4 - Creation of the Universe (Prayers to Hari) < [Book 2 - Second Skandha]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 12 - Viṣṇu, Vasudeva and Kṛṣṇa < [Chapter XIV - The Philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā]