Devavridha, Devāvṛdha: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Devāvṛdha can be transliterated into English as Devavrdha or Devavridha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Devāvṛdha (देवावृध).—A warrior, who fought against the Pāṇḍavas in the Kurukṣetra war (Karṇa Parva, Chapter 85, Verse 3).
2) Devāvṛdha (देवावृध).—A king who, along with his subjects attained heaven as he had made a gift of a golden umbrella. (Śānti Parva, Chapter 234, Verse 21).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Devāvṛdha (देवावृध).—A son of Sātvata and father of Babhru; equal to Gods;1 sonless he performed penance on the banks of the Parṇāśā (s.v.) which became transformed into a maid, married him and became mother of Babhru. The vāyu purāṇa says that when he made austerities, he touched the waters of the Savaṛṇā when Sāvitrī appeared as a lady, received his tejas and brought forth a good son in the ninth month. This was Babhru.2 Belonged to the Anu line and was much praised by poets and scholars. 6608 disciples of his, obtained immortality.3
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 6-10; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 13. 1-3.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 16-15; Matsya-purāṇa 44. 47-59; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 6-15.
- 3) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 13. 6.
1b) A son of Kauśalya.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 1. 145; 96. 1.
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 Dictionary1) Devāvṛdha (देवावृध):—[=devā-vṛdha] [from deva] m. Name of a prince who was father of Babhru (cf. daivā-v), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa] ([varia lectio] -vṛddha)
2) [from devā-vṛdha > deva] of a mountain (See -vṛdh).
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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: Vridha, Deva, Teva.
Full-text: Anuvamsha.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 37 - An Account of Vabhru’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 69 - Śrīkṛṣṇa, his birth and life (somavaṃśa-anukīrtana) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Kroṣṭu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 24 - The History of the Race of Yadu < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)