Dridhasena, Dṛḍhasena: 5 definitions
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Dridhasena means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Dṛḍhasena can be transliterated into English as Drdhasena or Dridhasena, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDṛḍhasena (दृढसेन).—A King of the Yayāti dynasty. He fought in the great war on the side of the Pāṇḍavas and was killed by Droṇa. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 21, Verse 52).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Dṛḍhasena (दृढसेन).—(future Bṛhadratha line) ruled for 58 years.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 118.
1b) The son of Suśravas and father of Subala.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 23. 7-8.
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 DictionaryDṛḍhasena (दृढसेन):—[=dṛḍha-sena] [from dṛḍha > dṛh] m. ‘having a strong army’, Name of a prince, [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.
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Partial matches: Dridha, Sena, Cena.
Full-text: Dyumatsena, Shushrava, Shruta, Sumati.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
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