# दिलीप (dilīpa)

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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 — E. dilī said to be the barbarous name of Hastināpura or the modern Dehli, and pa who protects or rules
- **SLP1:** `dilIpa`  **IAST:** dilīpa  **Devanagari:** दिलीप
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dil%C4%ABpa
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/dilipa/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### King Dilīpa, ancestor of Rāma (father of Bhagīratha) (9 definitions)
- Name of certain kings  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 478,2] दिली (dilī)- प (pa) (dilī-pa) m. ( fr. दिली (dilī) = modern Delhi [ cf. डिल्लि (ḍilli) ] + प (pa) protector?) N. of certain kings ( esp. of an ancestor of Rāma, son of Aṃśumat and father of Bhagī-ratha), MBh.; Hariv. &c. [ ID=92225 ]
- Name of a king, son of Amshumat and ancestor of Rama.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दिलीप (dilīpa) [Printed book page 119-3 ] दिलीप (dilīpa) dilīpa, m. N. of a king, son of Aṃśumat and ancestor of Rāma. [ ID=9296 ]
- The name of an ancient king and ancestor of Rama  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दिली (dilī) प (pa) (dilīpa) [Printed book page 409 ] दिली (dilī) प (pa) (dilīpa) m. ( - प (pa) ः (-paḥ) ) The name of a king and ancestor of RĀMA. E. दिली (dilī) said to be the barbarous name of Hastināpura or the modern Dehli, and प (pa) who protects or rules. [ ID=18984 ]
- The name of a king and ancestor of Rama  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दिलीप (dilīpa) [Printed book page 363-b ] दिलीप (dilīpa) ( पः ) ((paḥ)) 1. m. The name of a king and ancestor of Rāma. [ ID=18456 ]
- The name of a king and ancestor of Rama.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दिली (dilī) प (pa) (dilīpa) [Printed book page 340-b ] दिली (dilī) प (pa) (dilīpa) m. ( - प (pa) ः (-paḥ) ) The name of a king and ancestor of RAMA. E. दिली (dilī) said to be the barbarous name of Hastinapur of the modern Delhi, and प (pa) who protects or rules. [ ID=18969 ]
- The name of a king and ancestor of Rama  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दिलीप (dilīpa) [Printed book page 0399-a ] दिलीप (dilīpa) dilīpa, m. The name of a king, and ancestor of Rāma, Rām. 1, 43, 2. [ ID=6470 ]
- Name of an ancient king and ancestor of Rama.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > दिलीप (dilīpa) [Printed book page 0413-a ] दिलीप (dilīpa) dilī-pa, as, m. (said to be fr. dilī, a name for the ancient Hāstina-pura or modern Delhi, + pa, a protector), N. of a king and ancestor of Rāma, son of Aṃśu-mat and father of Bhagī- ratha; [cf. dailīpi. ] —Dilīpa-carita, am, n., N. of the fifth chapter of the Pātāla-khaṇḍa or fourth part of the Padma-Purāṇa. —Dilīpa-rāj, ṭ, m. the king of Dilīpa. —Dilīpa-vara-lābha, as, m., N. of the sixth chapter of the Pātāla-khaṇḍa. [ ID=22373 ]
- an ancient king, the father of Bhagiratha  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > दिलीप (dilīpa) [Printed book page 254-2 ] Dilīpa 1, an ancient king, the father of Bhagīratha. § 61 (Sarpasattra): I, 55, †2109 ( Khaṭṭānga-Nābhaga-Dilīpakalpa, i.e. Janamejaya).—§ 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II, 8, 325 (in the palace of Yama).—§ 336 (Indralokābhig.): III, 43, 1769 ( rājarṣayaḥ…D°pramukhāḥ ).—§ 389 (Gaṅgā- vataraṇa): III, 107, 9915 (son of Aṃśumat), 9916, 9919 (father of Bhagīratha).—§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 90 ν, 3146.—§ 573 (Ambopākhyānap.): V, 186, 7355 ( °syāśrame ). —§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 9 αα, 316.—§ 595 (Ṣoḍaśarāj.): D. Ailavila ( Khaṭṭāngasya (B. °ṭvā° ), v. 2269) performed 100 sacrifices (description); at his sacrifices the road was made of gold. The gods, headed by Indra, regarded him as Dharma himself, and used to come to him; when he fought on the water his two wheels never sank in. Those who saw him attained to heaven (VII, 61 ): VII, 61, 2263 ( Ailavilaṃ ), 2265, 2268.—§ 621 (Rājadh.): XII, 8 θ, 238.— § 632 b (Ṣoḍaśarāj., v. § 595): XII, 29, 964, 970, 971, 972.—§ 746 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 76, †3691 (attained to heaven on account of gifts of kine).—§ 751 b (Śapathavidhi): XIII, 94 α, †4551, (4568).—§ 761 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 115 γ, 5661.—§ 775 (do.): XIII, 166 η, 7675. Cf. Ailavila, Khaṭvāṅga. [ ID=3588 ]
- a son of Amshuman and Yasoda, and father of Bhagiratha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 2-089 ] Dilīpa (II) — a son of Amśuman and of Yaśodā; father of Bhagīratha; tried to bring down the Gangā but died with- out success. 1 After a long rule, he retired to the forest. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. IX. 9. 2. M. 12. 44; 15. 19. Vā. 73. 42. 88. 167. Vi. IV. 4. 34-5.] [ Footnote: 2) Br. III. 10. 92; 56. 29, 32; 63. 166.] [ ID=5971 ]

### Other kings and a sage named Dilīpa (7 definitions)
- the name of several kings  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > दिलीप (dilīpa) [Printed book page 225 ] दिलीप (dilīpa) m. N. of sev. kings. [ ID=13704 ]
- a sage who knows the yoga power of Vishnu  
  *The Purana Index*
  > दिलीप (dilīpa) [Printed book page 2-088 ] Dilīpa (I) — a sage who knows the yoga power of Viṣṇu. Bhā. II. 7. 44. [ ID=5970 ]
- a son of Rshya and father of Pratipa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Dilīpa (III) — a son of Ṛṣya and father of Pratīpa. Bhā. IX. 22. 11. [ ID=5972 ]
- the son of Krishasharma who comes from heaven and rules the three worlds through intelligence and honesty  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Dilīpa (IV) — (Khaṭvāṅga) the son of Kṛśaśarma; comes down from heaven and resides here for a muhūrta; a master of the three worlds by intelligence and honesty. Br. III. 63. 182. [ ID=5973 ]
- a son of Raghu  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Dilīpa (V) — a son of Raghu. M. 12. 48. [ ID=5974 ]
- a son of Bhimasena and father of Pratipa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Dilīpa (VI) — a son of Bhīmasena and father of Pratīpa. M. 50. 38; Vā. 99. 233; Vi. IV. 20 7-8. [ ID=5975 ]
- a son of Vishvamahat  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Dilīpa (VII) — a son of Viśvamahat. Vā. 88. 182. [ ID=5976 ]

### A serpent named Dilīpa (1 definition)
- a serpent  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Dilīpa 2, a serpent. § 564 (Mātalīyop.): V, 103 γ, 3631. [ ID=3589 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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