Vrindaraka, Vṛndāraka, Vrimdaraka: 13 definitions
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Vrindaraka 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.
The Sanskrit term Vṛndāraka can be transliterated into English as Vrndaraka or Vrindaraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Vṛndāraka (वृन्दारक).—One of the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 127, Stanza 33, that he was killed by Bhīmasena in the battle of Bhārata.
2) Vṛndāraka (वृन्दारक).—A warrior who fought on the side of the Kauravas against the Pāṇḍavas. Abhimanyu killed this warrior. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 47, Stanza 12).
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
Marathi-English dictionary
vṛndāraka (वृंदारक).—a S Best, excellent, superlatively good or fine. 2 Respectable, eminent, chief: also a chief, leader, or head. 3 A god or an immortal. Ex. puṣpasambhāra udaṇḍa || vṛṃ0 varṣiti ||.
vṛndāraka (वृंदारक).—a Best. Respectable. A god or an immortal.
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
Vṛndāraka (वृन्दारक).—a. (-kā or -rikā f.)
1) Much, great, many.
2) Eminent, best, excellent.
3) Pleasing; attractive, handsome, lovely; युवा वृन्दारकः शूरो विकर्णः पुरुषर्षभ (yuvā vṛndārakaḥ śūro vikarṇaḥ puruṣarṣabha) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 11.19.5; योषिद् वृन्दारिका तस्य (yoṣid vṛndārikā tasya) Bhaṭṭikāvya 5.18.
4) Respectable, venerable; एवं वृन्दारक आढ्यः सन्नधीतवेदः (evaṃ vṛndāraka āḍhyaḥ sannadhītavedaḥ) Bṛ. Up.4.2. 1; वृन्दारकं कुरुमध्येष्वमूढम् (vṛndārakaṃ kurumadhyeṣvamūḍham) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.3.27.
-kaḥ 1 A god, deity; श्रितो वृन्दारण्यं नतनिखिलवृन्दारकवृतः (śrito vṛndāraṇyaṃ natanikhilavṛndārakavṛtaḥ) Bv.4.5; वृन्दार- कारिविजये सुरलोकलब्धमन्दारमाल्यमधुवासितवासभूमिः (vṛndāra- kārivijaye suralokalabdhamandāramālyamadhuvāsitavāsabhūmiḥ) Rāmāyaṇachampū Bhāgavata 6.1.3.
2) The chief of anything (at the end of comp.); see (2) above.
Vṛndāraka (वृन्दारक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Handsome, agreeable, pleasing. 2. Best, excellent, chief. 3. Much, great. 4. Reputable, respectable, eminent. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A deity, an immortal. 2. A chief, the head or leader of a crowd or herd, &c., (at the end of a compound.) E. vṛnda a heap, and ārakan aff., implying pre-eminence.
Vṛndāraka (वृन्दारक).—[vṛndāra + ka], I. adj. 1. Much, great. 2. Excellent, chief, venerable, [Bhaṭṭikāvya, (ed. Calc.)] 2, 45. 3. Handsome. Ii. m. 1. The head of a crowd or herd. 2. A deity.
Vṛndāraka (वृन्दारक).—[feminine] rikā being at the head of, the best or finest among ([locative] or —°).
1) Vṛndāraka (वृन्दारक):—[from vṛnda] mf(akā or ikā)n. being at the head of a host, chief, eminent, best or most beautiful of ([locative case] or [compound]), [Nirukta, by Yāska; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. a god, [Mahābhārata; Purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] a chief, the leader of a crowd or herd, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, [Mahābhārata]
Vṛndāraka (वृन्दारक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ)] 1. m. A deity; a chief. a. Handsome, best, respectable, agreeable.
Vṛndāraka (वृन्दारक):—(von vṛndāra oder vṛnda) [Yāska’s Nirukta 6, 34.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 122, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 4.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 7, 32.fg.]
1) adj. (f. vṛndārakā und vṛndārikā [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 3, 45, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 11.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 4, 7).] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 4, 157.] [Amarakoṣa 3, 2, 2, 62.] an der Spitze einer Schaar stehend, der beste —, der schönste in seiner Art; = yūthapātar [VYĀḌI] bei [Bharata] zu [Amarakoṣa] nach [Śabdakalpadruma] = mukhya [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 1, 16.] = śreṣṭha [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 34.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 34. fg.] [Medinīkoṣa k. 203.] = rūpin [Amarakoṣa] = manorama [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] = manojña [Medinīkoṣa] vṛndāraka āḍhyaḥ [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 6, 11, 1.] kurumadhyeṣu [Mahābhārata 5, 893.] yuvā vṛndārakaḥ śūraḥ [?11, 551. am Ende eines comp. Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 1, 62.] go Schol. samastamunimanujavṛnda [Oxforder Handschriften 120,a,37. fg.] [Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 88,6.] im Prākrit: govindāraotti bhaṇidassa risabhassa parissamo ṇassadi [Chezy’s Ausgabe des Śākuntala 93, 4.] —
2) m. a) ein Gott [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 1, 4.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 88.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Halāyudha 1, 4.] yau cakraturmāṃ maghavanvṛndārakamivājaram [Mahābhārata.3,10380.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.6,10,3.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 16,85.] [Oxforder Handschriften 11,b,7 v. u. 146,b,1. 199,a,18.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss 282,9.] [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya.1,26.] [PĀRŚVANĀTHAK.3,228] [?(nach AUFRECHT).] — b) Nomen proprium eines der [100] Söhne des Dhṛtarāṣṭra [Mahābhārata 1, 4547. 7, 1610.] vṛndārakaṃ (vṛkṣārakaṃ falschlich ed. Calc.) vīraṃ kurūṇāṃ kīrtivardhanam [1872.] — Vgl. go .
Vṛndāraka (वृन्दारक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vaṃdāraya.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Vṛṃdāraka (ವೃಂದಾರಕ):—
1) [adjective] great in quantity, amount, degree, etc.; much.
2) [adjective] excellent; eminent; best.
3) [adjective] pleasing; handsome; lovely.
4) [adjective] honourable; respectable.
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Vṛṃdāraka (ವೃಂದಾರಕ):—
1) [noun] a god; a deity.
2) [noun] a tree (in gen.).
3) [noun] a cloud.
4) [noun] an elephant.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vṛndāraka (वृन्दारक):—n. 1. God or an excellent person; 2. a group or collection of people;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Vrimdarakacala, Vrimdarakapatha, Vrimdarakatva, Vrimdarakavadhu, Vrindarakay, Vrindarakaya, Vrindarakayati.
Full-text (+0): Govrindaraka, Vrindishtha, Ashvavrindaraka, Vrimdarakavadhu, Vrimdarakapatha, Vrindiyas, Vrindara, Arakan, Vriksharaka, Vamdaraya, Vamhiyas, Vrindarak, Vamhishtha, Vrindarakay.
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