# इरावती (irāvatī)

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इरावती (irāvatī) is a Sanskrit word meaning possessing or full of food, granting refreshment or giving enjoyment, endowed with provisions, comfortable, name of a son of Arjuna, the ocean. Its 18 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Possessing/granting sustenance or comfort, Masculine entities embodying abundance, The river Irāvatī (Ravi).

- **SLP1:** `irAvatI`  **IAST:** irāvatī  **Devanagari:** इरावती
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iravati
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/iravati/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Possessing/granting sustenance or comfort (4 definitions)
- possessing or full of food  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 168,1] इरा (irā) — वत् (—vat) ( इरा (irā) ° (°) ), mfn. possessing food, full of food [ ID=29363 ]
- granting refreshment or giving enjoyment  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > granting drink or refreshment, satiating, giving enjoyment [ ID=29363.05 ]
- endowed with provisions  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > endowed with provisions [ ID=29363.10 ]
- comfortable  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > comfortable, RV.; AV.; AitBr.; MBh. &c. [ ID=29363.15 ]

### Masculine entities embodying abundance (3 definitions)
- the ocean  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the ocean [ ID=29363.25 ]
- a cloud  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a cloud [ ID=29363.30 ]
- a king  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a king, L. [ ID=29363.35 ]

### The river Irāvatī (Ravi) (3 definitions)
- A river in the Punjab, now called the Ravi.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a river in the Pañjāb (now called Rāvī), MBh.; Hariv.; VP. [ ID=29363.55 ]
- A river, the modern Ravi.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > इरावती (irāvatī) [Printed book page 345-2 ] Irāvatī, a river, the present Rāvi. § 268 (Varuṇasabhāv.): II, 9, 372 (among the rivers present in the palace of Varuṇa). —§ 317 (Kṛṣṇa Vāsudeva): III, 12, 492 (at I. Kṛṣṇa slew Bhoja).—§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 9 λ, 324.—§ 607 (Karṇap.): VIII, 44 θ, 2040.—§ 768 b (Umā-Maheśvara- saṃv.): XIII, 146 δ, 6764 (among the rivers with whom Umā held a consultation). Cf. Airāvatī (VIII, 2055) [ ID=4671 ]
- 1. A river from the Himalayas. 2. A river sacred to the ancestors. 3. A river-consort of the fire god Havyavaha.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Irāvatī (III) — a R. from the Himālayas; 1 sacred to Pitṛs; a river-consort of fire Havyavāha; in the chariot of Tripu- rāri. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Br. II. 16. 25; Vā. 45. 95.] [ Footnote: 2) M. 22. 19; 51. 13; 133. 23; Br. II. 12. 15; Vā. 29. 13.] [ ID=1581 ]

### Irāvatī, as Durgā, wife of Rudra (2 definitions)
- an epithet of Durga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Durgā (the wife of Rudra), BhP. [ ID=29363.45 ]
- one of the wives of Rudra  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 1-200 ] Irāvatī (II) — one of the wives of Rudra. Bhā. III. 12. 13. [ ID=1580 ]

### Irāvatī, mother of Airāvata (2 definitions)
- A mythological female figure, wife of Pulaha, who gave birth to four elephant kings.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Irāvatī (IV) — a daughter of Krodhavaśa and wife of Pulaha: In her womb was placed the aṅḍakapāla by the progenitor and she gave birth to 4 kingly sons (elephants), Airāvaṇa, Kumuda, Añjana and Vāmana. Br. III. 7. 172, 289-292. [ ID=1582 ]
- a daughter of Krodha and mother of Airavata  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Irāvatī (V) — a daughter of Krodhā and mother of Airāvata. Vā. 69. 205, 211. [ ID=1583 ]

### A plant named Irāvatī (1 definition)
- the name of a plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 168,1] इरा (irā) — वती (tī) (—vatī) ( ती (tī) ), f. N. of a plant, L. [ ID=29363.40 ]

### Irāvat/Irāvān, son of Arjuna (1 definition)
- Name of a son of Arjuna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > इरा (irā) — वत् (—vat) m. ( आन् (ān) ) N. of a son of Arjuna, VP. [ ID=29363.20 ]

### Irāvatī, daughter of Nāga Suśravas (1 definition)
- a daughter of the Naga Sushravas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a daughter of the Nāga Suśravas, Rājat. [ ID=29363.50 ]

### Irāvatī, wife of Parīkṣit (1 definition)
- a daughter of Uttara and wife of Parikshit  
  *The Purana Index*
  > इरावती (irāvatī) [Printed book page 1-199 ] Irāvatī (I) — a daughter of Uttara and wife of Parīkṣit. Bhā. I. 16. 2. [ ID=1579 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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