दिवोदासdivodāsa

दिवोदास (divodāsa) is a Sanskrit word meaning the proper name of a king, the son of Vadhryashva, of the father of Sudas, the father of Pratardana, descended from Bhimasena, a king of Benares, founder of a medical school. Its 19 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them King of Kāśi & Founder of Medicine, Puranic King of Kāśi (father of Pratardana), Rigvedic King (son of Vādhryaśva/Badhryaśva).

Etymology: E. दिवः of heaven, दास the slave
Definitions: 19

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Meanings by context

King of Kāśi & Founder of Medicine

4 definitions

a king of Kashi surnamed Dhanvantari, founder of the Indian school of medicine

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Divodasa, a king of Benares and founder of the Indian school of medicine

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A king of Benares. 2. Founder of a medical school.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Divodasa, a king of Benares and founder of the Indian school of medicine

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puranic King of Kāśi (father of Pratardana)

4 definitions

The father of Pratardana.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

king of the Kashis

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a son of Bhimaratha and father of Dyumat

— The Purana Index

A king of Kashi also known as Bhimaratha.

— The Purana Index

Rigvedic King (son of Vādhryaśva/Badhryaśva)

3 definitions

The proper name of a king, the son of Vadhryashva.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A proper name

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the royal sage, son of Badhyashva and Menaka

— The Purana Index

A Proper Name / Etymology

2 definitions

A proper name.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a proper name

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puranic Father of Mitrayu/Mitreyu

2 definitions

son of Mudgala and father of Mitreyu

— The Purana Index

the son of Haryashva and father of Mitrayu

— The Purana Index

Descendant of Bhīmasena (Kāṭhaka)

1 definition

descended from Bhimasena

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Identified as Prajeśvara

1 definition

see Prajeshvara

— The Purana Index

Rigvedic Father of Sudās

1 definition

of the father of Sudas

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Son of Vindhyaśva (Mantrakṛt)

1 definition

A son of Vindhyashva, a sage composer of mantras, and a royal sage.

— The Purana Index

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Definitions on this page come from 9 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 (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.