Mitrasaha, Mitra-saha, Mitrasāha: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Mitrasaha (मित्रसह):—Another name for Saudāsa (son of Sudāsa). (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.9.18)
Mitrasaha (मित्रसह) is the name of an ancient king and devotee of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.25 (“Prayer by the gods”).—Accordingly, as the Gods said to Śiva: “[...] O lord, it was by his devotion alone that the founder of the Yadu family, the devotee Dāśārha and his wife Kalāvatī attained great success. O lord of gods, the king Mitrasaha and his beloved queen Madayantī attained great salvation through devotion to you. The daughter of the elder brother of the king of Kekayas named Sauminī attained happiness inaccessible to even great Yogins, by his devotion to you. [...]”.
Mitrasaha (मित्रसह).—See Saudāsa—also Kalmāṣapāda.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 9. 18; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 63. 176; Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 176.
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
Mitrasāha (मित्रसाह).—a. kind or indulgent to friends; स्वैर्दौहित्रैस्तारितो मित्रसाहः (svairdauhitraistārito mitrasāhaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.93.28.
Mitrasāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mitra and sāha (साह).
Mitrasaha (मित्रसह).—[masculine] [Name] of a king & a Brahman (lit. = seq.).
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Mitrasāha (मित्रसाह).—[adjective] indulgent towards friends.
1) Mitrasaha (मित्रसह):—[=mitra-saha] [from mitra] m. ‘indulgent towards friends’, Name of a king (also called Kalmāṣa-pāda), [Mahābhārata] R etc. of a Brahman, [Harivaṃśa]
2) Mitrasāha (मित्रसाह):—[=mitra-sāha] [from mitra] mfn. tolerant of fr°, indulgent towards fr°, [Mahābhārata]
Mitrasaha (मित्रसह):—[(mitra + saha)] adj. nachsichtig gegen seine Freunde; m. Nomen proprium
1) eines Fürsten, der auch den Namen Kalmāṣapāda fuhrt, [Mahābhārata 1, 6720. 12, 8604] (wo mit der ed. Bomb. madayantīṃ st. damayantīṃ zu lesen ist). [13,6262. 14,1690.] [Harivaṃśa 817.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 380.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9,9,18. 36.] [Oxforder Handschriften 10,a,11. 74,a,21.] Vgl. a . —
2) eines Brahmanen [Harivaṃśa 15390. 15396.]
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Mitrasāha (मित्रसाह):—[(mitra + sāha)] adj. nachsichtig gegen seine Freunde [Mahābhārata 1, 3690.] Vielleicht mitra zu lesen.
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Mitrasaha (मित्रसह):—
1) [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 65, 17.]
Mitrasaha (मित्रसह):—m. Nomen proprium —
1) eines Fürsten , der auch Kalmāṣapāda genannt wird. —
2) eines Brahmanen.
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Mitrasāha (मित्रसाह):—Adj. nachsichtig gegen seine Freunde.
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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Full-text: Madayanti, Amitrasaha, Kalmashapada, Saudasa, Sudasa, Mayavasishtha, Mitrasakha, Sandasa, Dibhaka, Ashmaka, Saumini, Dasharatha, Kaikeyagrabhu, Sadyogidurlabha, Dasharha, Kakshasena, Kalavadi, Hamsa, Bharata.
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Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - The Descent of the Gaṅgā; The Story of Kalmāṣapāda < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 10 - The greatness and glory of Mahābala < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 39 - Kings of the solar race (sūryavaṃśa) < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 25 - Prayer by the gods < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Ramayana of Valmiki (Shastri) (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 65 - The Story of Saudasa who is cursed by the Sage Vasishtha < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]