# हैहय (haihaya)

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हैहय (haihaya) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of a race of people, a king of the Haihayas, name of a son of Sahasrada, a son of Shatajit, of a medical author, a tribe of people descended from Yadu. Its 25 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them A people, race, or tribe, Arjuna Kārtavīrya, Other specific Haihaya individuals.

- **SLP1:** `hEhaya`  **IAST:** haihaya  **Devanagari:** हैहय
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haihaya
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/haihaya/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### A people, race, or tribe (8 definitions)
- name of a race of people  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 1305,3] हैहय (haihaya) m. N. of a race (said to have been descendants of Yadu; they are described in the Purāṇas as separated into 5 divisions, viz. the Tālajaṅghas, Vīti-hotras, Āvantyas, Tuṇḍikeras, and Jātas; they are, said to have overrun parts of India along with the Śakas or Scythian tribes), MBh.; R.; Pur. &c. [ ID=264460 ]
- 1. A people. 2. A prince of the Haihayas.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हैहय (haihaya) [Printed book page 381-1 ] हैहय (haihaya) haihaya, m. N. of a people ( pl. ); prince of the Haihayas. [ ID=20651 ]
- 1. A people. 2. A prince.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हैहय (haihaya) [Printed book page 1124-a ] हैहय (haihaya) haihaya, m. 1. The name of a people, Chr. 34, 12. 2. A prince. [ ID=17253 ]
- Name of a people  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हैहय (haihaya) [Printed book page 668 ] हैहय (haihaya) m. pl. N. of a people. [ ID=39969 ]
- 1. A tribe of people descended from Yadu. 2. The great-grandson of Yadu. 3. Arjuna Kartavirya.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > हैहय (haihaya) [Printed book page 1178-a ] हैहय (haihaya) haihaya, as, m. (thought by some to be connected with haya, a horse), N. of a tribe of people (said to have been descendants of Yadu; they are described in the Purāṇas as separated into five divisions, viz. the Tāla-jaṅghas, Vīti-hotras, Āvantyas, Tuṇḍikeras, and Jātas; they are said to have overrun parts of India along with the Śakas or Scythian tribes); N. of the great grandson of Yadu; of Arjuna Kārtavīrya (as ninth in descent from Haihaya or as king of the Haihayas; he is said to have had a thousand arms; see kārtavīrya ). [ ID=54405 ]
- an ancient people  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > हैहय (haihaya) [Printed book page 316-1 ] Haihaya, pl. ( °āḥ ), a people. § 11 (Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 444 ( Kārtavīryavadhaḥ…H°ānāñ ca, all. to § 393 foll.).— § 387 (Sagara): III, 106, 8832 (Sagara subdued the H. and the Tālajaṅghas).—§ 454 (Brāhmaṇamāhātmyak.): III, 184, 12654 ( °ānāṃ kulakaro rājā parapurañjayaḥ kumāro rūpa- sampannaḥ, slew the son of Tārkṣya Ariṣṭanemi), 12657 ( rājñāṃ ).—§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 74 γ, 2729 ( °ānām Udāvartaḥ, so B., C. has °ānāṃ Mudā° ).—§ 570 b (Sainya- niryāṇap.): It is heard that the brahmans, raising a standard of kuśa-grass, encountered the kṣatriyas of the Haihaya clan in battle; the vaiśyas and the śūdras joined the brahmans. In the battles, however, the three castes repeatedly broke down, while the kṣatriyas, though alone, vanquished their large army because they obeyed the commands of only one person, while the other three castes acted each according to his individual understanding. The brahmans then appointed one among themselves as their commander, and thus succeeded in vanquishing the kṣatriyas: V, 156, 5281.—§ 595 (Ṣoḍaśarāj. v. Rāma Jāmadagnya): VII, 70, 2432 (had been slain by Rāma Jāmadagnya on account of the slaughter of his father [Jamadagni]).—§ 638 b (Rāmopākhyāna): XII, 49, 1768 ( °sahasrāṇi, slain by Rāma Jāmadagnya as the sons of the Haihaya king Arjuna [Kārtavīrya] had ravished the cow of Jamadagni and afterwards slain Jamadagni himself), 1790 (some kṣatriyas of the H. tribe were preserved, having been concealed among women).—§ 641 (Rājadh.): XII, 126, 4648 ( °ānāṃ kule jātaḥ Sumitro Mitranandanaḥ ).—§ 736 b (Vītahavyop.): XIII, 30, 1951 (i.e. the sons of Vītahavya, attacked the Kāśi king Haryaśva), 1958 (do., attacked the Kāśi king Dīvodāsa). [ ID=4318 ]
- 1. An ancient dynasty of kings who attained yoga through the grace of Datta, were defeated by Sagara and destroyed by Parashurama, and included twenty-four or twenty-eight kings divided into five principal clans. 2. The country belonging to this people, watered by the Nalini.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Haihayas (I) — attained yoga through the grace of Datta; were defeated by Sagara and destroyed by Paraśurāma; 1 their king was Kārtavīrya and then his grandson Tālajangha. Five groups among them are distinguished; Vītihotras, Bhojas, Avantis, Tuṇḍikaras and Tālajanghas; 2 24 kings contempo- raneous with ten Śiśunāgas; 3 28 in number; 4 Tālajanghas of Page3-784+ 32 whom five clans are distinguished; these are Vītihotras, Śaryātas, Bhojas, Avantis and Kuṇḍikeras; 5 country of, watered by Nalinī. 6 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. II. 7. 4; IX. 8. 5; 15. 14.] [ Footnote: 2) Br. III. 48. 13 and 22; 63. 120; 69. 52.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. III. 74. 136.] [ Footnote: 4) M. 272. 15.] [ Footnote: 5) Ib. 43. 48.] [ Footnote: 6) Br. II. 18. 59.] [ ID=17489 ]
- An ancient tribe that defeated Bahu.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Haihayas (III) — a tribe; 1 defeated Bāhu. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Vā. 88. 122; 99. 323.] [ Footnote: 2) Vi. IV. 3. 26, 40-1.] [ ID=17491 ]

### Arjuna Kārtavīrya (8 definitions)
- a king of the Haihayas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a king of the Haihayas ( esp. applied to Arjuna Kārtavīrya, who is said to have had a thousand arms; see कार्तवीर्य (kārtavīrya) ), ib. [ ID=264461 ]
- The name of Arjuna Kartavirya  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हैहय (haihaya) [Printed book page 1176-b ] 2 N. of Arjuna Kārtavīrya (who had a thousand arms and was slain by Paraśurāma q. v. ); धेनुवत्सहरणाच्च (dhenuvatsaharaṇācca) हैहय (haihaya) स्त्वं च कीर्तिमपहर्तुमुद्यतः (haihayastvaṃ ca kīrtimapahartumudyataḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 11. 74. [ ID=31551 ]
- Kartavirya  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हैहय (haihaya) [Printed book page 980 ] हैहय (haihaya) m. ( - यः (-yaḥ) ) KĀRTAVĪRYA, a sovereign. [ ID=44490 ]
- Kartavirya  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हैहय (haihaya) [Printed book page 905-b ] हैहय (haihaya) ( यः ) ((yaḥ)) 1. m. Kārtavirya. [ ID=44327 ]
- an epithet of Kartavirya  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हैहय (haihaya) (II) m. An epithet of Kārtavīrya who was slain by Paraśurāma, धेनुवत्सहरणाच्च हैहय (haihaya) स्त्वं च कीर्तिमपहर्तुमुद्यतः (dhenuvatsaharaṇācca haihayastvaṃ ca kīrtimapahartumudyataḥ) R. xi.74. [ ID=43524 ]
- Kartavirya  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हैहय (haihaya) [Printed book page 838-a ] हैहय (haihaya) m. ( - यः (-yaḥ) ) KĀRTAVĪRYA, a sovereign: see the next. [ ID=47208 ]
- Arjuna Kartavirya  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Haihaya 2 (“king of the Haihayas”) = Arjuna Kārtavīrya: XII, 1756; XIII, 7188, 7261. [ ID=4320 ]
- lost his kingdom through pride of power  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Haihaya (II) — (Arjuna s.v.); lost his kingdom through pride of power. Bhā. X. 73. 20. [ ID=17488 ]

### Other specific Haihaya individuals (6 definitions)
- name of a son of Sahasrada  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a son of Sahasrada, Hariv. [ ID=264462 ]
- a son of Shatajit  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Śata-jit, Pur. [ ID=264463 ]
- The great-grandson of Yadu  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हैहय (haihaya) [Printed book page 1176-b ] 1 N. of the great-grandson of Yadu. [ ID=31551 ]
- a son of Vatsa  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Haihaya 1, a son of Vatsa. § 736 b (Vītahavyop.): XIII, 30, 1946 (son of Vatsa and brother of Tālajaṅgha), 1947 (had ten wives and a hundred sons, apparently the same as Vītahavya). Cf. Vītahavya. [ ID=4319 ]
- Sumitra  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Haihaya 3 (do.) = Sumitra: XII, 4630 ( Sumitro nāma rājarṣiḥ ). [ ID=4321 ]
- one of the sons of Shatajit and father of Dharma  
  *The Purana Index*
  > हैहय (haihaya) [Printed book page 3-783 ] Haihaya (I) — one of the three sons of Śatajit (Sataji- M. P. ) and father of Dharma. (Dharmanetra- M. P. ). (Dharmatantra- Vā. P. ). Bhā. IX. 23. 21, 22; Br. III. 69. 4. M. 43. 8-9; Vā. 94. 4; Vi. IV. 11. 7-8. [ ID=17487 ]

### A medical author (uncertain) (1 definition)
- of a medical author  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (?) of a medical author, Cat. [ ID=264464 ]

### Country or territory of the Haihayas (1 definition)
- Name of a country and its people  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हैहय (haihaya) [Printed book page 838-22 ] हैहय (haihaya) (I) m. pl. Name of a country and its people. [ ID=43523 ]

### Haihaya dynasty or line of kings (1 definition)
- 100 kings after the Prativindhyas  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 3-784 ] Haihayas (II) — 100 kings after the Prativindhyas: Dhārtarāṣṭra, 51-100. Janamejayas, 51-80. Brahmadattas, -100. Vīryiṇas, -100. Paulas, 52-100. Kāśikuśa,-100. Śasabindavas, -1000 all Aśvamedhins. Br. III. 74. 261-71; Vā. 32. 50. [ ID=17490 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; 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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