बृहद्रथbṛhadratha

बृहद्रथ (bṛhadratha) is a Sanskrit word meaning a powerful hero, the name of several men, of Indra, a sacrificial vessel, a particular mantra, a part of the Sama-veda. Its 32 recorded definitions are grouped into 11 contexts, among them Other Specific Kings, Individuals, or Mentions of Bṛhadratha, King Bṛhadratha of Magadha, Father of Jarāsandha, A generic name for men.

Meanings by context

Other Specific Kings, Individuals, or Mentions of Bṛhadratha

17 definitions
an ancient king

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A king who was an incarnation of the Asura Sookshma, also mentioned as a prince present at the Swayamvara of Draupadi.

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Brihadratha

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a king slain by Mandhatri

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

An Anga king and descendant of Puru.

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a son of Devarata and father of Mahavirya

The Purana Index

a son of Timi and father of Sudasa

The Purana Index

a son of Prithulaksha and father of Brihanmanas

The Purana Index

1. The Maurya son of Shatadhanvan. 2. A king who ruled for seven years and was killed by his commander Pushpamitra.

The Purana Index

a son of Jayadratha

The Purana Index

a son of Brihatputra and father of Satyakarma

The Purana Index

a son of Sambhava

The Purana Index

a son of Tigma

The Purana Index

1. Killed Jarasandha. 2. Received the divine chariot of Rudra from Indra.

The Purana Index

a son of Brihadkarma and Yasodevi

The Purana Index

1. Son of Bhadraratha and father of Brihadkarma. 2. The Ikshvaku line of kings originating from him.

The Purana Index

mentioned in the Rigveda

The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

King Bṛhadratha of Magadha, Father of Jarāsandha

3 definitions
1. An epithet of Indra. 2. Name of a king and father of Jarasandha.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a king of Magadha

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A son of Uparicara Vasu and father of Kushagra, also known as Jarasandha.

The Purana Index

A generic name for men

2 definitions
the name of several men

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a man's name

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A powerful hero / Great charioteer

2 definitions
a powerful hero

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a great hero

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Bṛhadratha dynasty of Magadha

2 definitions
1. The Magadha king of the Jarasandha line and Sahadeva family whose twenty-two descendants ruled for one thousand years. 2. A lineage succeeded by Virahantas.

The Purana Index

a dynasty of thirty-two kings of Magadha who ruled from Girivraja for a thousand years

The Purana Index

A part of the Sāma-veda

1 definition
1. a part of the Sama-veda 2. a lexicographer

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A sacrificial vessel

1 definition
a sacrificial vessel

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A specific Mantra

1 definition
a particular mantra

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An Agni (fire entity)

1 definition
a name of a fire

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

An epithet/name of Indra

1 definition
of Indra

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a river (Bṛhadrathā)

1 definition
Name of a river

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.