Bhojakata, Bhojakaṭa, Bhoja-kata: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBhojakaṭa (भोजकट).—The capital of Vidarbha. Once Sahadeva, one of the Pāṇḍavas conquered this city. It was at this place that Śrī Kṛṣṇa defeated Rukmī, the brother of Rukmiṇī at the time of Rukmiṇī’s Svayaṃvara. The original name of Bhojakaṭa was "Kuṇḍinapura". (Mahābhārata Sabhā Parva, Chapter 31 and Udyoga Parva, Chapter 158).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBhojakaṭa (भोजकट).—The capital of Rukmin: the city founded by him for his residence, as he wanted to keep his word not to enter Kuṇḍina without killing Kṛṣṇa. Here was celebrated the marriage of Aniruddha and which Balarāma and others attended and then left for Dvārakā;1 the svayaṃvara of Pradymna's daughter took place at.2
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India history and geography
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismBhojakaṭa (भोजकट) possibly corresponds with Bhoja: a locality situated in Dakkhiṇāpatha (Deccan) or “southern district” of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—Bhoja coincides with Berar or ancient Vidarbha, and Chammaka, four miles south east of Elichpur in the Amaraoti District. In the Barhut inscriptions there is a reference to Bhojakaṭa. The Sabhāparva of the Great Epic mentions Bhojakaṭa and Bhojakaṭapura as two places in the south conquered by Sahadeva. If Bhojakaṭa be the same as Bhoja or Bhojya of the Purāṇas, then it must be a country of the Vindhya region.
The expression Daṇḍakyabhoja in the Brāhmaṇas may indicate that the Bhojakaṭa was either included within or within the reach of Daṇḍaka. It is clear from the Mahābhārata list that Bhojakaṭa (identical with Elichpur) was distinct from Bhojakaṭapura or Bhojapura, the second capital of Vidarbha (modern Berar). In the Khila Harivaṃsa (cf. Viṣṇu Purāṇa) Bhojakaṭa is expressly identified with Vidarbha.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhojakaṭa (भोजकट).—Name of a town founded by Rukmin.
Derivable forms: bhojakaṭam (भोजकटम्).
Bhojakaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhoja and kaṭa (कट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhojakaṭa (भोजकट).—m.
(-ṭaḥ) The country of Bhoja, the present Bhojpur, or the vicinity of Patna and Bhagalpur. E. bhoja the same, and kaṭ to go, aff. ac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhojakaṭa (भोजकट):—[=bhoja-kaṭa] [from bhoja > bhoga] n. Name of a town, [Mahābhārata; Purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] the country of Bhoja (the present Bhojpur, or the vicinity of Patnā and Bhāgalpur), [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] the inhabitants of the town of Bhoja-kaṭa, [Varāha-mihira’s Yogayātrā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhojakaṭa (भोजकट):—[bhoja-kaṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.7.41 < [Chapter 7 - The Marriage of Śrī Rukmiṇī]
Verse 6.8.27 < [Chapter 8 - The Marriages of All the Queens]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 165 - Origin of Aśva Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 199 - Greatness of Eight Nāgara Families < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter XXVI - Krishna married Rukmini < [Book V]
Chapter XXVIII - Slaughter of Rukmini < [Book V]
Contents < [Preface]
Rukmini and Rukmi < [Fifth Section]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 61 - Aniruddha s Marriage: Rukmī Slain < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Chapter 54 - Celebration of Rukmiṇī’s Marriage < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]