# चारुदेष्ण (cārudeṣṇa)

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चारुदेष्ण (cārudeṣṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning a son of Gandusha, a son of Krishna, the son of Krishna by Rukmini, son of Krishna and Rukmini, a son of Jambavati and Krishna, a good archer. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Cārudeṣṇa, son of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī, Cārudeṣṇa, son of Gaṇḍūṣa, Cārudeṣṇa, son of Kṛṣṇa and Jāmbavatī.

- **SLP1:** `cArudezRa`  **IAST:** cārudeṣṇa  **Devanagari:** चारुदेष्ण
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charudeshna
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/charudeshna/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Cārudeṣṇa, son of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī (6 definitions)
- a son of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Kṛṣṇa, Mahābhārata (Title) i, iii, xiii; Harivaṃśa (Title); Liṅga-purāṇa (Title) i, 69, 68; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) i, 11, 18. [ ID=73176 ]
- the son of Krishna by Rukmini  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चारुदेष्ण (cārudeṣṇa) [Printed book page 323 ] चारुदेष्ण (cārudeṣṇa) m. ( - ष्णः (-ṣṇaḥ) ) The son of KṚṢṆA by RUKMIṆĪ. [ ID=15056 ]
- Son of Krishna  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चारुदेष्ण (cārudeṣṇa) [Printed book page 283-b ] चारु - देष्ण (cāru-deṣṇa) ( ष्णः ) ((ṣṇaḥ)) 1. m. Son of Krishna. [ ID=14510 ]
- the son of Krishna by Rukmini  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > चारुदेष्ण (cārudeṣṇa) [Printed book page 267-a ] चारुदेष्ण (cārudeṣṇa) m. ( - ष्णः (-ṣṇaḥ) ) The son of KṚṢṆA by RUKMIṆĪ. [ ID=15048 ]
- son of Krishna and Rukmini  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > चारुदेष्ण (cārudeṣṇa) [Printed book page 173-2 ] Cārudeṣṇa, son of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī. § 232 (Svayaṃ- varap.): I, 186, 6997 (present at the svayaṃvara of Draupadī).—§ 252 (Subhadrāharaṇap.): I, 219, 7915.— § 253 (Haraṇāharaṇap.): I, 221, 7992.—§ 262 (Bhaga- vadyāna): II, 2, 56.—§ 273 (Rājasūyārambhap.): II, 14, 621 (among the seven rathas of the Vṛṣṇis).—§ 287 (Rājasūyikap.): II, 34, 1275 (came to the rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira).—§ 320 (Saubhavadhop.): III, 16, 667 (sallied Page174-a+ 63 out against Śālva), 680, 681 (fights the Dānava Vivindhya); 18, 736; 21, 835.—§ 402 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 120, 10277. —§ 570 (Sainyaniryānap.): V, 157 κ, 5331.—§ 589 (Droṇā- bhiṣekap.): VII, 11 ζ, 408.—§ 730 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 14, 617 ( Pradyumna-C°ādīn Rukmiṇyāḥ putrakān ), (α) 621 (enumeration of the sons of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī).—§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV. 66 θ, 1938.—§ 793 (Mausalap.): XVI, 3 ζ, 100 (slain). [ ID=2010 ]
- A son of Rukmini and devotee of Krishna who welcomed him to Dvaraka, helped defend Dvaraka against Shalva, and accompanied Krishna's sacrificial horse.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > चारुदेष्ण (cārudeṣṇa) [Printed book page 1-598 ] Cārudeṣṇa (I) — welcomed Kṛṣṇa to Dvārakā. A son of Rukminī and votary of Kṛṣṇa. 1 Took part in defending Dvārakā against Śālva; 2 went with Kṛṣṇa's sacrificial horse. 3 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 11. 17; 14. 31; III. 1. 35; X. 61. 8; Br. III. 71. 191 and 245. M. 47. 15. Vā. 96. 237. Vi. V. 28. 1.] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. X. 76. 14.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. 89. 22[2].] [ ID=4744 ]

### Cārudeṣṇa, son of Gaṇḍūṣa (1 definition)
- a son of Gandusha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 393,3] चारु (cāru) — देष्ण (—deṣṇa) m. N. of a son of Gaṇḍūṣa, Harivaṃśa (Title) 1940 [ ID=73175 ]

### Cārudeṣṇa, son of Kṛṣṇa and Jāmbavatī (1 definition)
- 1. A son of Jambavati and Krishna. 2. A good archer.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Cārudeṣṇa(i) (II) — a son of Jāmbavatī and Kṛṣṇa; 1 a good archer, given to Gaṇḍūṣa. 2 [ Footnote: 1) M. 46. 26; Vi. IV. 15. 37.] [ Footnote: 2) Vā. 96. 188.] [ ID=4745 ]

## Sources

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

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