name of an ancestor of Rama's father
N. of an ancestor of Rāma's father, 4, 38 [ID=90931.10]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
दशरथdaśaratha
दशरथ (daśaratha) is a Sanskrit word meaning having 10 chariots, the father of Rama, name of an ancestor of Rama's father, name of a son of Navaratha, of Romapada or Lomapada, a son of Suyashas. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Other Individuals Named Daśaratha, Daśaratha, Father of Rāma, Attribute: Possessing Ten Chariots.
- Etymology
- E. दश ten, and रथ a car; whose car bore him to the ten quarters of the universe
- Definitions
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Meanings by context
Other Individuals Named Daśaratha
8 definitions
name of a son of Navaratha
of a son of Nava-ratha, 12, 16 ; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) ix, 24, 4 ; Harivaṃśa (Title) 1993 [ID=90931.15]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Of Romapada or Lomapada.
of Roma- or Loma-pāda, 1696 ; Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) iv, 18, 3 [ID=90931.20]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a son of Suyashas
of a son of Su-yaśas, 24, 8 (दाश् (dāś)° (°) v.l.) and Inscr. (in Prākṛt dasalatha) [ID=90931.25]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a son of Mulaka and father of Aida-vida
दशरथ (daśaratha) [Printed book page 2-078]
Daśaratha (I) — a son of Mūlaka, and father of Aiḍa- viḍa. (Ilīvila-Vi. P.). Bhā. IX. 9. 41; V. IV. 4. 75. [ID=5891]
Daśaratha (I) — a son of Mūlaka, and father of Aiḍa- viḍa. (Ilīvila-Vi. P.). Bhā. IX. 9. 41; V. IV. 4. 75. [ID=5891]
— The Purana Index
a son of Navaratha and father of Shakuni
Daśaratha (III) — a son of Navaratha, and father of Śakuni (Ekādaśaratha-Br. P.). Bhā. IX. 24. 4-5; Br. III. 70. 43-4. Vā. 95. 42; Vi. IV. 12. 41. [ID=5893]
— The Purana Index
a son of Satyaratha
Daśaratha (IV) — a son of Satyaratha (Citraratha: Vā. P.). (Known also as Lomapāda). M. 48. 94; Vā. 9. 103. [ID=5894]
— The Purana Index
a Maurya king who ruled for eight years
Daśaratha (V) — a Maurya king who ruled for eight years; son of Suyaśā and father of Samyuta. M. 272. 25; Vi. IV. 24. 30. [ID=5895]
— The Purana Index
Daśaratha, Father of Rāma
6 definitions
the father of Rama
दश (daśa)—रथ (—ratha) m. N. of Rāma's father (descendant of Ikṣvāku, sovereign of Ayodhyā), Rāmāyaṇa (Title) i ; ii, 63 f. (death of D°), Jātakamālā (Title) 461 ; Harivaṃśa (Title) 821 f. ; Raghuvaṃśa (Title) viii, 29 (-पूर्व-रथ (-pūrva-ratha)), Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) ix, 10, 1 ; Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) iv, 4, 40 and 18, 3 [ID=90931.05]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The father of Rama and sovereign of Ayodhya.
दश (daśa)रथ (ratha) (daśaratha) [Printed book page 403]
दश (daśa)रथ (ratha) (daśaratha) m. (-थः (-thaḥ)) A proper name, sovereign of Ayodhya or Oude, and father of RĀMA.
दश (daśa)रथ (ratha) (daśaratha) m. (-थः (-thaḥ)) A proper name, sovereign of Ayodhya or Oude, and father of RĀMA.
E. दश (daśa) ten, and रथ (ratha) a car; whose car bore him to the ten quarters of the universe.
[ID=18703]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Father of Rama
दशरथ (daśaratha) [Printed book page 357-b]
दश-रथ (daśa-ratha) (थः) ((thaḥ)) 1. m. Father of Rāma. [ID=18175]
दश-रथ (daśa-ratha) (थः) ((thaḥ)) 1. m. Father of Rāma. [ID=18175]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A proper name for the sovereign of Ayodhya and father of Rama. 2. Whose chariot bore him to the ten quarters of the universe.
दश (daśa)रथ (ratha) (daśaratha) [Printed book page 335-b]
दश (daśa)रथ (ratha) (daśaratha)
दश (daśa)रथ (ratha) (daśaratha)
m. (-थः (-thaḥ)) A proper name, sovereign of Ayodhya or Oude, and father of RAMA.
E. दश (daśa) ten, and रथ (ratha) a car; whose car bore him to the ten quarters of the universe.
[ID=18688]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
king of Ayodhya and father of Rama
दशरथ (daśaratha) [Printed book page 224-2]
Daśaratha, king of Ayodhyā and father of Rāma. § 383b
Daśaratha, king of Ayodhyā and father of Rāma. § 383b
(Paraśurāma): III, 99, 8656 (Daśarathasya putro Rāmaḥ),
8660.—§ 391 (Ṛṣyaśṛṅga): III, 110, 10008 (Lomapādaḥ
sakhā D°sya).—§ 525 (Rāmopākhyānap.): III, 273, 15877
(son of Aja, husband of Kausalyā, Kaikeyī and Sumitrā,
and father of four sons: Rāma on Kausalyā, Bharata on
Kaikeyī, Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughna on Sumitrā).—§ 527
(do.): III, 277, 15947, 15949, 15957, 15974, 15976
(Kaikeyī prevailed upon D. to let Bharata be anointed and to
banish Rāma; then D. died).—§ 530 (Viśvāvasumokṣaṇa):
III, 279, 16045 (sakhā D°sya…Jāṭāyuḥ), 16064
(sakhā D°sya, i.e. Jaṭāyu).—§ 543 (Rāmābhiṣeka): III,
291α, 16549, (16556) (D. appeared to Rāma and attested
the innocence of Sītā, and commanded him to return to
Ayodhyā and rule there).—§ 548e (Viṣṇu): III, 315,
17467 (Viṣṇunā vasatā cāpi gṛhe D°sya vai—i.e. incarnate
as Rāma Dāśarathi—Daśagrīvo hataḥ).—§ 746 (Ānuśāsanik.):
XIII, 74, 3616.—§ 775 (do.): XIII, 166η, 7677.
[ID=2926]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
1. A son of Aja and Indumati, and father of Rama and three other sons. 2. A friend of Romapada who gave him his daughter Shanta in adoption. 3. King of Ayodhya.
Daśaratha (II) — a son of Aja (Pāla) and of Indumatī; and father of Śrī Rāma (Dāśarathi Rāma-Vā. P.) and three other sons, being the amśas of Hari.1 A friend of Roma- pāda to whom he gave his daughter Śāntā in adoption.2 King of Ayodhyā. Having no sons worshipped Tripurasundarī at the capital and spent seven days at Kāñcī praying to Kāmākṣī who blessed him with four sons.3
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. IX. 10. 1-2; Br. III. 63. 184; IV. 40. 100; M. 12. 49-50; Vā. 88. 183-4; 111. 64; Vi. IV. 4. 86-7.]
[Footnote: 2) Bhā. IX. 23. 7-8; Vi. IV. 18. 17-8.]
[Footnote: 3) Br. III. 37. 31; 63. 184; IV. 40. 88.]
[ID=5892]
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. IX. 10. 1-2; Br. III. 63. 184; IV. 40. 100; M. 12. 49-50; Vā. 88. 183-4; 111. 64; Vi. IV. 4. 86-7.]
[Footnote: 2) Bhā. IX. 23. 7-8; Vi. IV. 18. 17-8.]
[Footnote: 3) Br. III. 37. 31; 63. 184; IV. 40. 88.]
[ID=5892]
— The Purana Index
Attribute: Possessing Ten Chariots
2 definitions
having 10 chariots
(H3) [Printed book page 472,1]
दश (daśa)—रथ (—ratha) (दश (daśa)् (daś)° (°)), mfn. having 10 chariots, Ṛg-veda (Title) i, 126, 4 [ID=90931]
दश (daśa)—रथ (—ratha) (दश (daśa)् (daś)° (°)), mfn. having 10 chariots, Ṛg-veda (Title) i, 126, 4 [ID=90931]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. Having ten chariots. 2. An epithet of several kings.
दशरथ (daśaratha) [Printed book page 220]
दशरथ (daśaratha) a. having ten chariots; E. of sev. kings. [ID=13432]
दशरथ (daśaratha) a. having ten chariots; E. of sev. kings. [ID=13432]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The Body (Neuter Noun)
1 definition
the body
दश (daśa)—रथ (—ratha) n. the body, Npr. [ID=90931.30]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 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.