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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Jalasandhi (जलसन्धि).—One of the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Bhīmasena killed him. (Mahābhārata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 64, Stanza 33).

2) Jalasandhi (जलसन्धि).—A warrior who fought on the side of the Kauravas against the Pāṇḍavas. He was present at the svayaṃvara of Pāñcālī. (marriage of Pāñcālī). It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapter 115, Stanza 52, that he was killed by Sātyaki in the battle of Bhārata.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Jalasandhi (जलसन्धि).—A sage.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 26.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jalasaṃdhi (ಜಲಸಂಧಿ):—[noun] a narrow waterway connecting two large bodies of water; straits.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Jala, Sandhi.

Full-text: Jalasamdu, Calacanti.

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