# गाधि (gādhi)

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गाधि (gādhi) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of a sage, father of Vishvamitra, the descendants of Gadhi, the father of Vishvamitra and king of Kanyakubja, the name of a king, father of Vishwamitra, vishvamitra's father, an ancient king, father of Vishvamitra. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Gādhi, father of Viśvāmitra and King, Linguistic variants or cross-references, Descendants of Gādhi.

- **SLP1:** `gADi`  **IAST:** gādhi  **Devanagari:** गाधि
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C4%81dhi
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/gadhi/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Gādhi, father of Viśvāmitra and King (9 definitions)
- Vishvamitra's father  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > गाधि (gādhi) [Printed book page 083-3 ] गाधि (gādhi) gādhi, m. = gāthin, Viśvāmitraʼs father : -ja, m. ep. of Viśvāmitra; -nandana, -putra, m. pat. of Viśvāmitra; -pura, n. ep. of Kānyakubja; -sūnu, m. pat. of Viśvāmitra. [ ID=6931 ]
- The name of a king, sovereign of Kanyakubja and father of Vishvamitra.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > गाधि (gādhi) [Printed book page 287 ] गाधि (gādhi) m. ( - धिः (-dhiḥ) ) The name of a king, sovereign of Kanyakubja, father of VIŚVĀMITRA. [ ID=13465 ]
- The name of a king, father of Vishwamitra  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > गाधि (gādhi) [Printed book page 251-a ] गाधि (gādhi) ( धिः ) ((dhiḥ)) 2. m. The name of a king, father of Viswāmitra. [ ID=12921 ]
- Name of the father of Vishvamitra  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > गाधि (gādhi) [Printed book page 241-03 ] गाधि (gādhi) m. Name of the father of Viśvāmitra. [ ID=12024 ]
- The name of a king of Kanyakubja and father of Vishwamitra.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > गाधि (gādhi) [Printed book page 236-b ] गाधि (gādhi) m. ( - धिः (-dhiḥ) ) The name of a king sovereign of Kanyakubja, father of ViSWAMITRA. [ ID=13457 ]
- The father of Vishvamitra  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > गाधि (gādhi) [Printed book page 0261-b ] गाधि (gādhi) gādhi (for gādhin, q. cf. ) m. The father of Viśvāmitra, Rām. 1, 35, 3. [ ID=4411 ]
- The father of Vishvamitra and king of Kanyakubja.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > गाधि (gādhi) [Printed book page 0287-c ] गाधि (gādhi) gādhi, is, m., N. of the father of Viśvā-mitra and king of Kānyakubja, also called gādhin; (ayas), m. pl. the descendants of Gādhi. —Gādhi-ja, as, m. Gādhi's son, a N. of Viśvā- mitra. Gādhin, ī, m. (a later form for gāthin, q. v.), = gādhi. —Gādhi-nagara, am, n. Gādhi's city, an epithet of Kānyakubja. —Gādhi-nandana, as, m. the son of Gādhi, an epithet of Viśvā-mitra; also gādhi-putra, as, m., gādhi-bhū, ūs, m., gādhi- Page0288-a+ 75 sūnu, us, m. —Gādhi-pura, am, n. Gādhi's city, an epithet of Kānyakubja; [cf. gādhi-nagara. ] [ ID=17304 ]
- A king of Kanyakubja, son of Kushika, and father of Vishvamitra and Satyavati  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > गाधि (gādhi) [Printed book page 287-1 ] Gādhi or Gādhin, a king of Kānyakubja, the son of Kuśika and the father of Viśvāmitra and Satyavatī. § 223 (Vāsiṣṭha): I, 175, 6651 ( Kānyakubje mahān āsīt pārthivo, Bharatarṣabha | Gādhīti viśruto loke Kuśikasyātmasambhavaḥ, father of Viśvāmitra).—§ 395 (Jamadagni): III, 115, 10145 ( °īti viśrutaḥ, went to the woods), 10146 ( °iḥ, Ṛcīka married his daughter [Satyavatī], having given 1,000 horses as a dowry).—§ 565 (Gālavac.): V, 119, 4005 ( °eḥ Satyavatīṃ sutāṃ, repetition from § 395).—§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 9 αα, 315 ( °eḥ ).—§ 615 n (Viśvāmitra): IX, 40, 2296 ( °iḥ; father of Viśvāmitra), 2299 (do.), 2300 (do., having installed Viśvāmitra on the throne, G. went to heaven).—§ 638 b (Rāmopākhyāna): XII, 49, 1720 ( Gādhir nāmābhavat putraḥ Kauśikaḥ Pākaśāsanaḥ, Indra was born as G.), 1721 ( °iḥ, Satyavatī was given in marriage to Ṛcīka, cf. § 395), 1722 ( °eḥ ), 1727 ( °iḥ ), 1745 (do., birth of Viśvāmitra).—§ 721 b (Viśvāmitrop.): XIII, 4, 205 ( Kuśikasyātmajaḥ…G°ir nāma ), 208 ( °iḥ ), (211) (do.); 217 ( °aye ), 218 ( °iḥ, Satyavatī was given in marriage to Ṛcīka, who had given 1,000 horses as a dowry), 246 ( °bhāryā, birth of Viśvāmitra).—§ 745 c Page287-b+ 63 (Cyavana-Kuśikasaṃv.): XIII, 56, 2914 ( °er duhitaraṃ, i.e. Satyavatī), 2915 ( Viśvāmitraṃ…G°eḥ putraṃ ). Cf. Kauśika. [ ID=3919 ]
- 1. A royal sage familiar with the yoga powers of Hari. 2. The son of Kushambu and incarnation of Indra. 3. The father of Satyavati and Vishvamitra.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > गाधि (gādhi) [Printed book page 1-526 ] Gādhi — (Kauśika) a royal sage who knew the yoga powers of Hari; 1 the son of Kuśāmbu(a) (Kuśanābha- Vā. P. ) Indra incarnate. His daughter was Satyavatī whom the Brāhmaṇa Ṛcīka wanted to marry. Gādhi thought him unsuitable and asked for a bride-fee of a thousand horses white like the moon and with one ear black. This condition was satisfied with the help of Varuṇa, and Ṛcīka got her married. Gādhi's wife took the consecrated caru intended for her daughter and became the mother of a Brahmavit, by name Viśvāmītra. 2 He was desirous of more territory on the earth. 3 Son of Kuśika, wife Paurukutsi. 4 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 19. 9: II. 7. 44. Vā. 91. 65-6.] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. IX. 15. 4-10: 16. 28 and 32. Vi. IV. 7. 11-16.] [ Footnote: 3) Bhā. XII. 3. 9.] [ Footnote: 4) Br. III. 66. 35. 58.] [ ID=4142 ]

### Linguistic variants or cross-references (3 definitions)
- name of a sage, father of Vishvamitra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 352,2] गाधि (gādhi) a m. for ° धिन् (°dhin), Mahābhārata (Title) iii, ix, xii f.; Harivaṃśa (Title); Pāṇini (Author) iv, 1, 104; Patañjali (Author); Rāmāyaṇa (Title); Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=64586 ]
- See 3. ga.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 353,2] गा (gā) धि (gādhi) b ° धिन् (°dhin), ° धेय (°dheya) See 3. गा (gā). [ ID=64771 ]
- an ancient king, father of Vishvamitra  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > गाधि (gādhi) [Printed book page 152 ] गाधि (gādhi) m. = गाथिन् (gāthin) m. [ ID=9422 ]

### Descendants of Gādhi (1 definition)
- the descendants of Gadhi  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > गाधि (gādhi) m. pl. the descendants of Gādhi, ix, 16, 32. [ ID=64587 ]

## 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; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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