द्विविदdvivida

द्विविद (dvivida) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of a monkey, name of a monkey slain by Rama, a monkey chief, an Asura, a friend of Kamsa, vanquished by Krishna, a Vanara friend of Naraka and brother of Mainda, a hill in Krauncadvipa. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Dvivida the Monkey (Ramayana Ally), Dvivida the Monkey (Mahabharata & Puranic Exploits), Dvivida the Asura.

Definitions: 8

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Dvivida the Monkey (Ramayana Ally)

4 definitions

The name of a monkey.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The name of a monkey slain by Rama or Vishnu

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of a monkey slain by Rama

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of a monkey slain by Rama or Vishnu

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dvivida the Monkey (Mahabharata & Puranic Exploits)

2 definitions

a monkey chief

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Vanara friend of Naraka and brother of Mainda.

— The Purana Index

Dvivida the Asura

1 definition

An Asura, a friend of Kamsa, vanquished by Krishna.

— The Purana Index

Dvivida the Mountain

1 definition

a hill in Krauncadvipa

— The Purana Index

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: 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.