दधीचिdadhīci

दधीचि (dadhīci) is a Sanskrit word meaning a sage and the son of Atharvan, identical with Dadhica, a saint or sage, the sage Dadhicha, a sage or saint, same as Dadhica. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Dadhīci as a Sage/Muni (General Identification), Other Puranic Figures Named Dadhīci, Sage Dadhīci and Daksha's Sacrifice.

Definitions: 9

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Meanings by context

Dadhīci as a Sage/Muni (General Identification)

3 definitions

A saint or sage

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the sage Dadhicha

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A sage or saint

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Other Puranic Figures Named Dadhīci

2 definitions

1. The son of Cyavana Bhargava, husband of Sarasvati, and father of Sarasvata. 2. A sage. 3. A composer of Vedic hymns.

— The Purana Index

the son of Vairaja Manu

— The Purana Index

Sage Dadhīci and Daksha's Sacrifice

2 definitions

a sage and the son of Atharvan

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Same as Dadhica

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Sage Dadhīci and the Vajra (Bones Sacrifice)

2 definitions

identical with Dadhica

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

An eminent sage whose bones were used by Indra to create a weapon against Vritra.

— The Purana Index

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), 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.