Trasadasyu, Trasa-dasyu: 8 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Trasadasyu (त्रसदस्यु).—A King of the Ikṣvāku dynasty. He accepted sannyāsa (ascetic life) and became a Rājarṣi. Genealogy. Descending in order from Viṣṇu-Brahmā-Marīci-Kaśyapa-Vivasvān-Vaivasvata Manu-Ikṣvāku-Vikukṣi-Śa āda-Purañjaya (Kakutstha)-Anenas-Pṛthulāśva-Prasenajit-Yuvanāśva-Māndhātā-Purukutsa-Trasadasyu. Other details.
(i) Because he made dasyus (evil people) 'tras' (to tremble with fear) he got the name of Trasadasyu. (7th Skandha, Devī Bhāgavata).
(ii) The Aśvinīdevas once saved him from defeat in a fight. (Sūkta 112, Maṇḍala 1, Ṛgveda).
(iii) Once Agastya, Śrutarvā and Bradhnāśva, three eminent sages, came to the country of Trasadasyu. On hearing that the sages were coming, Trasadasyu abandoned all his work and went to receive the sages at the state boundary. He asked them the purpose of their visit and they said they wanted some money. The King then showed them his accounts and convinced them that he was poor. (Śloka 16, Chapter 98, Vana Parva).
(iv) Trasadasyu was one among those whose name should be remembered early in the morning. (Śloka 55, Chapter 165, Anuśāsana Parva). (See full article at Story of Trasadasyu from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
Trasadasyu (त्रसदस्यु).—(Trasadas-vā. p., br. p.) son of Narmadā and Purukutsa, and father of Anaraṇya.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 7. 4; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 10. 98; Vāyu-purāṇa 73. 49; 88. 74; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 3. 16-17.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Trasadasyu (त्रसदस्यु).—Name of a Vedic prince and author of some Vedic Sūktas; (also trasaddasyu); cf. Bhāgavata 9.6.33.
Derivable forms: trasadasyuḥ (त्रसदस्युः).
Trasadasyu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms trasa and dasyu (दस्यु).
Trasadasyu (त्रसदस्यु).— (cf. tras and dasyu), m. A proper name,
Trasadasyu (त्रसदस्यु).—(& trasaddasyu) [masculine] [Name] of a prince.
Trasadasyu (त्रसदस्यु):—[=trasa-dasyu] [from trasa > tras] (sa-) m. (formed like Φερεκύδης etc.) ‘before whom the Dasyus tremble’, Name of a prince (son of Puru-kutsa; celebrated for his liberality and favoured by the gods; author of [Ṛg-veda iv, 42]), [i, iv f., vii f.,x; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa iv, 3, 13.]
Trasadasyu (त्रसदस्यु):—
Trasadasyu (त्रसदस्यु):—und trasaddasyu ([Bhāgavatapurāṇa] ). m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten.
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: Trasa, Dasyu.
Full-text (+4): Trasadasyava, Sambhuta, Paurukutsa, Gairikshita, Sambhuti, Narmada, Purukutsa, Dehakrit, Paktha, Vishnuvriddha, Bhagiratha, Tarkshya, Rituparna, Trishanku, Kalmashapada, Dasharatha, Sagara, Agnipurna, Vasuman, Amshuman.
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Search found 23 books and stories containing Trasadasyu, Trasa-dasyu; (plurals include: Trasadasyus, dasyus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Genealogy of the Solar Dynasty in the Puranas and the Ramayana < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]
The Rivers in the Vamana-Purana < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]
Notes on Some Early Indian Names < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 6 - Atri’s praise of gifts < [Chapter 5 - Deities of Rigveda IV.33–VII.49]
Part 11 - Rigveda VII.19: praise of Trasadasyu’s gifts < [Chapter 6 - Deities of Rigveda VII.50–X.17]
Part 3-4 - Deities of Rigveda V.1-28; Story of Tryaruna and Vrsa Jana < [Chapter 5 - Deities of Rigveda IV.33–VII.49]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XCVIII < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Section VIII < [Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva]
Section CLXV < [Anusasanika Parva]
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