Kundadhara, Kuṇḍadhāra, Kunda-dhara: 5 definitions
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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Kuṇḍadhāra (कुण्डधार).—A son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. He is known as Kuṇḍodara also. Bhīmasena killed him. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 88, Verse 23).
2) Kuṇḍadhāra (कुण्डधार).—A serpent worshipping Varuṇa in his court. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 9. Verse 9).
3) Kuṇḍadhāra (कुण्डधार).—A cloud. None of the Devas condescended to bless a poor brahmin, who once performed penance in the forest when a cloud called Kuṇḍadhāra appeared and told him that, if the Devas would permit, he (cloud) would bless him. Immediately the Deva called Māṇibhadra requested the cloud to bless the brahmin. The cloud did so and the brahmin attained salvation. (Śānti Parva, Chapter 271).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKuṇḍadhāra (कुण्डधार).—
1) Name of a cloud; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.271.2.
2) Name of a Nāga; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 2.9.9.
Derivable forms: kuṇḍadhāraḥ (कुण्डधारः).
Kuṇḍadhāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kuṇḍa and dhāra (धार). See also (synonyms): kuṇḍīdhāra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kuṇḍadhāra (कुण्डधार):—[=kuṇḍa-dhāra] [from kuṇḍa] m. Name of a Nāga, [Mahābhārata ii, 361]
2) [v.s. ...] of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, [Mahābhārata i, 4546 ff.]
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dhara, Kunda, Kunta.
Full-text: Kundidhara, Manibhadra, Kunda.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCLXXI < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Section LXXXIX < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]
Section CXVII < [Sambhava Parva]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 41 - The Greatness of Kuṇḍaleśvara (kuṇḍala-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]