दिलीपdilīpa

दिलीप (dilīpa) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of certain kings, name of an ancient king and ancestor of Rama, the name of a king and ancestor of Rama, name of a king, son of Amshumat and ancestor of Rama, the name of several kings, an ancient king, the father of Bhagiratha. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them King Dilīpa, ancestor of Rāma (father of Bhagīratha), Other kings and a sage named Dilīpa, A serpent named Dilīpa.

Etymology
E. दिली said to be the barbarous name of Hastināpura or the modern Dehli, and प who protects or rules
Definitions
17
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Meanings by context

King Dilīpa, ancestor of Rāma (father of Bhagīratha)

9 definitions
Name of certain kings

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a king, son of Amshumat and ancestor of Rama.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of an ancient king and ancestor of Rama

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of a king and ancestor of Rama

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of a king and ancestor of Rama.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of a king and ancestor of Rama

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of an ancient king and ancestor of Rama.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

an ancient king, the father of Bhagiratha

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a son of Amshuman and Yasoda, and father of Bhagiratha

The Purana Index

Other kings and a sage named Dilīpa

7 definitions
the name of several kings

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a sage who knows the yoga power of Vishnu

The Purana Index

a son of Rshya and father of Pratipa

The Purana Index

the son of Krishasharma who comes from heaven and rules the three worlds through intelligence and honesty

The Purana Index

a son of Raghu

The Purana Index

a son of Bhimasena and father of Pratipa

The Purana Index

a son of Vishvamahat

The Purana Index

A serpent named Dilīpa

1 definition
a serpent

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 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.