Vegavat, Vegavān, Vegavan: 12 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. Kavya
3. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
See also

Introduction:

Vegavat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Vegavān (वेगवान्):—Son of Dhundhumān (son of Kevala). He had a son named Budha. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.2.30)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Vegavān (वेगवान्).—A nāga (serpent) born in the family of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Stanza 17, that this serpent fell in the sacrificial fire of Janamejaya and died.

2) Vegavān (वेगवान्).—An asura. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 65, Stanza 24, that this asura was the son born to Prajāpati Kaśyapa by his wife Danu. It was this Vegavān who took rebirth as the prince of Kekaya later. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 67, Stanza 10).

3) Vegavān (वेगवान्).—A daitya (asura). A follower of the King of Śālva. Mention is made in Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 16, Stanza 17, that this daitya was killed in a fight with Sāmba, the son of Kṛṣṇa.

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vegavān (वेगवान्) refers to “one who is rushing towards someone” (in battle), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.22 (“Description of Jalandhara’s Battle”).—Accordingly, as Jalandhara attacked Śiva: “[...] The infuriated Asura the son of the ocean, devoid of a chariot and with bow split up rushed (vegavān) at Śiva lifting his mace vigorously. O Vyāsa, lord Śiva of great sports immediately split asunder the mace hurled by him, by means of his arrows. Yet the highly infuriated great Asura rushed at Śiva with the mailed fist lifted up, with a desire to kill him. By a volley of arrows Jalandhara was hurled back a Krośa by Śiva of indefatigable enterprise. [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Vegavat (वेगवत्).—A son of Bandhumat and father of Bandhu. (Budha, Viṣṇu-purāṇa).^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 2. 30; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 8. 36; 61. 10; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 1. 44-5.

1b) A son of Nāgnajit.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 61. 13.

1c) The father of a son Budha.^*

* Vāyu-purāṇa 86. 14-5.

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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.

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Vegavat (वेगवत्) is the name of a Vidyādhara king from Āṣāḍhapura, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 105. Accordingly, as Vegavatī said to Naravāhanadatta: “... there is in the city of the Vidyādharas a mountain of the name of Āṣāḍhapura. There dwells a chief of the Vidyādharas, named Mānasavega, a prince puffed up with the might of his arm, the son of King Vegavat. I am his younger sister, and my name is Vegavatī”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Vegavat, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Vegavān (वेगवान्) refers to “swift elephants”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 2, “on favorable marks”]: “10. Avoiding ( ? young) elephants that are weak, roguish, dull, and ill, one that is endowed with majesty, industrious (or efficient), clever in the eight ways of fighting, heroic, stout, swift (vegavān), his mind eager to slay all living creatures, provided with the favorable marks—such a noble elephant shall be held fit for a king’s battles”.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Vegavat (वेगवत्):—Suden

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vēgavān (वेगवान्).—a (S) pop. vēgavanta a Swift, fleet, rapid. 2 Having momentum or forceful velocity.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vēgavān (वेगवान्).—a Swift, fleet.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vegavat (वेगवत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) 1. Quick, expeditious. 2. Agitated. E. vega, and matup aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vegavat (वेगवत्):—[=vega-vat] [from vega] mfn. agitated (as the ocean), [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] impetuous, rapid, hasty, swift, violent, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] m. a leopard, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of an Asura, [Mahābhārata]

5) [v.s. ...] of a Vidyādhara, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

6) [v.s. ...] of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

7) [v.s. ...] of a king (son of Bandhu-mat), [ib.]

8) [v.s. ...] of a monkey, [Rāmāyaṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vegavat (वेगवत्):—[(vān-vatī-vat) a.] Quick.

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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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