# बभ्रुवाहन (babhruvāhana)

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बभ्रुवाहन (babhruvāhana) is a Sanskrit word meaning a son of Arjuna, a king of Mahodaya, the name of a prince, the son of Arjuna and king of Mahodaya, the king of Manipura and son of Arjuna and Chitrangada, a commander of Bhanda. Its 5 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Babhruvāhana, son of Arjuna, Babhruvāhana, a commander of Bhaṇḍa.

- **SLP1:** `baBruvAhana`  **IAST:** babhruvāhana  **Devanagari:** बभ्रुवाहन
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babhruvahana
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/babhruvahana/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Babhruvāhana, son of Arjuna (4 definitions)
- 1. a son of Arjuna. 2. a king of Mahodaya.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 721,3] बभ्रु (babhru) — वाहन (—vāhana) m. N. of a son of Arjuna, king of Mahodaya, Mahābhārata (Title); Purāṇas (Literary category) [ ID=142883 ]
- the son of Arjuna and king of Mahodaya  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > बभ्रुवाहन (babhruvāhana) [Printed book page 502-07 ] बभ्रु - वाहन (babhru-vāhana) m. name of a son of Arjuna, king of Mahodaya. [ ID=26093 ]
- the name of a prince  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > बभ्रु (babhru) वाहन (babhruvāhana) [Printed book page 359 ] बभ्रु (babhru) ° वाहन (°vāhana) m. N. of a prince. [ ID=21773 ]
- the king of Manipura and son of Arjuna and Chitrangada  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > बभ्रुवाहन (babhruvāhana) [Printed book page 103-1 ] Babhruvāhana (the son of Arjuna and Citrāṅgadā, princess of Maṇipūra). § 11 (Parvas.): I, 2, 398 ( °janma ).—§ 250 (Arjunavanavāsap.): I, 217, 7884.—§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 79, 2302 (king of Maṇipūra and son of Arjuna), 2314, Page103-b+ 63 2317, 2322, 2333—4; 80, 2360, 2393, 2396; 81, 2404, 2406, 2426; 86, 2571 ( Maṇipūrapatiḥ ); 87, 2600; 88, 2607; 89 ω, 2677.—Cf. Babhruvāha, Citrāṅgadāsuta, Citrāṅgadāt- maja, Dhanañjayasuta, Maṇipūrapati, Maṇipūreśvara. [ ID=1069 ]

### Babhruvāhana, a commander of Bhaṇḍa (1 definition)
- a commander of Bhanda  
  *The Purana Index*
  > बभ्रुवाहन (babhruvāhana) [Printed book page 2-458 ] Babhruvāhana (II) — a commander of Bhaṇḍa. Br. IV. 21. 85. [ ID=8879 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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