धृष्टकेतुdhṛṣṭaketu

धृष्टकेतु (dhṛṣṭaketu) is a Sanskrit word meaning a king of Cedi, a king of Videha or Mithila, of a son of Satya-dhriti, of the son of Sukumara, of his father, a son of Dhrishtadyumna. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them A (man's) name, Father of Sukumāra, son of Satyaketu, King of Cedi, son of Śiśupāla.

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A (man's) name

2 definitions

a proper name

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a man's name

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Father of Sukumāra, son of Satyaketu

2 definitions

of his father

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Satyaketu and father of Sukumara

— The Purana Index

King of Cedi, son of Śiśupāla

2 definitions

a king of Cedi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

king of the Cedis and son of Shishupala

Dhṛṣṭaketu², king of the Cedis, son of Śiśupāla. § 130

(Aṃśāvat.): I, 67, 2642 (incarnation of the Asura

Anuhlāda).—[§ 290 (Śiśupālavadhap.): II, 45 (when

Śiśupāla had been slain by Kṛṣṇa, Dh. was installed as

king of the Cedis).]—§ 317 (Arjunābhigamanap.): III, 12,

462 (Cedipaḥ, came to the Pāṇḍavas in the forest).—§ 321

(Saubhavadhop.): III, 22, 898 (Cedirāṭ, returned to his

city Śuktimatī, taking with him his sister [Kareṇumatī, the

wife of Nakula]).—§ 342 (Indralokābhigamanap.): III, 51,

1983 (had come to the Pāṇḍavas in the forest, cf. § 321).—

§ 554 (Sainyodyogap.): V, 4γ, 71 (among the princes to

which the Pāṇḍavas ought to send messengers), 83 (do., the

same?).—§ 555 (do.): V, 19γ, 576 (Cedīnām ṛṣabhaḥ, came

with an akṣauhiṇī of troops to Yudhiṣṭhira).—§ 561g

(Sahadeva): V, 50, 1999.—§ 561 (Yānasandhip.): V, 50η,

2010 (Śaiśupāliḥ, among the allies of Yudhiṣṭhira); 55κ,

2145; 57ξ, 2239 (Cedirāṭ, has joined the Pāṇḍavas with an

akṣauhiṇī), (ο), 2262 (only B., C. has by error Dhṛṣṭa-

dyumnaḥ).—§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 80ε, 2857 (Cedipaṃ);

83θ, 2950 (Cedipaḥ).—§ 570 (Sainyaniryānap.): V, 151δ,

5160, (ζ), 5164 (the same?); 157, 5324 (commanded one

division of Yudhiṣṭhira's army).—§ 571 (Ulūkadūtāgamanap.):

V, 162, 5592; 164ε, 5707 (is pitted against Śalya).—§ 572

(Rathātirathas.): V, 171, 5900 (Śiśupālasuto vīraś Cedirājaḥ

…sambandhī Pāṇḍavasya, is a mahāratha).—§ 573 (Ambo-

pākhyānap.): V, 196η, 7623 (Cedi-Kāśi-Karūṣāṇāṃ

netāraṃ), 7644.—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.): VI, 19ε, 709,

715; 25θ, 834.—§ 578 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 45¹¹, 1707,

1708 (battles with Bāhlīka); 48κ, 1963.—§ 580 (do.):

VI, 56ζ, 2415 (on the right horn of the ardhacandravyūha,

Cedi-Kāśi—Karūṣakaiś ca Pauravaiś cābhisaṃvṛtaḥ).—§ 582

(do.): VI, 72η, 3170.—§ 583 (do.): VI, 75, 3286; 77λ,

3394; 79ν¹³, 3470.—§ 584 (do.): VI, 81¹, 3561 (battles

with Bhūriśravas); 84, 3730 (do.), 3732, 3734.—§ 585

(do.): VI, 89ν, 3948.—§ 587 (do.): VI, 108, 5002 (in the

rear of the Pāṇḍava army); 115, 5361 (fights with Paurava);

116, 5388, 5389, 5390, 5397, 5401 (do.); 118υ, 5552;

119χ, 5576.—§ 589 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 8η, 228; 10,

348 (c: Dh. had deserted the Cedis and alone joined the

Pāṇḍavas).—§ 590 (do.): VII, 14, 527, 528 (fights with

Kṛpa), (α), 577.—§ 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 23ο, 963

(accompanied Virāṭa), 971 (proceeded against Droṇa, description

of his horses); 26τ, 1180, (υ), 1186.—§ 593 (Abhimanyu-

vadhap.): VII, 35δ, 1509 (Cedipaḥ); 40ο, 1695; 42π,

1744.—§ 597 (Pratijñāp.): VII, 83α, 2950 (Cedipaṃ).—

§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 106, 3973 (Cedīnām

ṛṣabhaḥ); 107, 4021, 4026 (slays Vīradhanvan); 111υ,

4284; 125, 5042 (Cedīnām ṛṣabhaḥ), 5051, 5055 (is slain

by Droṇa).—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 6, 180 (mentioned

among the slain).—§ 619 (Strīvilāpap.): XI, 25κ, 725

(Cedipuṅgavaṃ), 727 (Cedipatiḥ).—§ 620 (Śrāddhap.): XI,

26β, 787 (his body is burnt).—§ 630 (Rājadh.): XII, 27β,

800 (sc. hate).—§ 787 (Āśramavāsap.): XV, 1α, 24 (°oś ca

bhaginī, i.e. Kareṇumatī; C. has by error Dhṛtaketu).—§ 789

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(Putradarśanap.): XV, 32θ, 878 (among the dead warriors

who, summoned by Vyāsa, arose from the Gaṅgā).—§ 795

(Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 1δ, 25; 5λ, 142, (μ), 162 (among

those who after death entered the deities).

Cf. also the following synonyms:—

Caidya, Cedija, Cedipa, Cedipati, Cedipuṅ-

gava, Cedirāj, Cedirāja, q.v.

Śaiśupāli, Śiśupālasuta (“son of Śiśupāla”), q.v.

Śiśupālasya…ātmajaḥ (do.): VIII, 2334.

Śiśupālātmaja (do.), q.v.

Daśārhaputraja (?): XI, 729.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

King of the Kaikayas

2 definitions

A king of the Kaikayas.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A king of the Kaikayas and vassal prince of Yudhishthira who married Shrutakirti. 2. An ally of the Pandavas in the war against the Kurus.

— The Purana Index

King of Videhā, son of Su-dhṛti

2 definitions

a king of Videha or Mithila

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Sudhriti and father of Haryashva

— The Purana Index

Son of Dhṛṣṭadyumna

2 definitions

a son of Dhrishtadyumna

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Dhrishtadyumna and the last Panchala

— The Purana Index

Son of Sukumāra

2 definitions

of the son of Sukumara

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A son of Sukumara and father of Venuhotra. 2. A righteous king.

— The Purana Index

Other identified kings

1 definition

an ancient king

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Son of Manu

1 definition

a son of Manu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Son of Satya-dhṛti

1 definition

of a son of Satya-dhriti

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.