जयद्रथjayadratha

जयद्रथ (jayadratha) is a Sanskrit word meaning having victorious chariots, a chief in the army of Duryodhana, a general in the army of Duryodhana, name of a man having a victorious chariot, a man's name, king of the Sindhus, son of Vrrddhakshatra. Its 16 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Other Individuals Named Jayadratha (Genealogical/Contextual), Jayadratha, King of Sindhu (Mahabharata Character), Etymology or General Name Reference.

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Other Individuals Named Jayadratha (Genealogical/Contextual)

7 definitions

Name of various mythological figures including a son of Brihanmanas and the tenth Manu.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the son of Brihadkaya and father of Vishada

— The Purana Index

the son of Brihanmanas and father of Vijaya

— The Purana Index

a son of the second Savarna Manu

— The Purana Index

a son of Brihadbhanu

— The Purana Index

a son of Brihadishu

— The Purana Index

a son of Brihadkarman and father of Vishvajit

— The Purana Index

Jayadratha, King of Sindhu (Mahabharata Character)

6 definitions

having victorious chariots

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A chief in the army of Duryodhana

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A general in the army of Duryodhana.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A chief in the army of Duryodhana

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

king of the Sindhus, son of Vrrddhakshatra

जयद्रथ (jayadratha) [Printed book page 357-2]
Jayadratha¹, king of the Sindhus, son of Vṛddhakṣatra.

§ 11 (Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 473, 532, 533.—§ 130 (Aṃśāvat.):

I, 67, 2745 (married Duḥśalā, the daughter of Dhṛtarāṣṭra).

—§ 182 (Dhṛtarāṣṭraputranāmak.): I, 117, 4557 (do.).—

§ 232 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 186, 7001 (present at the

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svayaṃvara of Draupadī).—§ 287 (Rājasūyikap.): II, 34, 1267

(Saindhavaḥ, came to the rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira, C. has by

error Draya°).—§ 288 (do.): II, 35, 1293 (do.).—§ 290

(Śiśupālavadhap.): II, 44α, 1534.—§ 298 (Dyūtap.): II,

58, 2017 (present at the gambling).—§ 522 (Draupadī-

haraṇap.): III, 264, 15581 (rājā Sindhūnāṃ Vārddha-

kṣatriḥ); 265, †15599 (Sauvīrarājaḥ); 267, 15618,

(15631); 268, (†15648), †15662, 15664; 269, †15683,

†15693; 270, †15696; 271, 15747 (Sindhurājaḥ), 15750,

15751, 15752 (J. sees Draupadī and carries her off, but is

overtaken by the Pāṇḍavas; after a battle J. took to flight).

—§ 523 (Jayadrathavimokṣanap.): III, 272, 15777,

15788, 15791, 15796, 15800 (J. is seized by Bhīmasena, but

set free again).—§ 524 (do.): III, 272, (15804), 15858

(gratified Śiva, who granted him the boon that he might

vanquish the Pāṇḍavas, except Arjuna).—§ 525 (Rāmo-

pākhyānap.): III, 273, 15860 (vinirjitya J°ṃ), 15867

(all. to § 522).—§ 544 (Yudhiṣṭhirāśvāsa): III, 292,

16611 (do.).—§ 545 (Pativratāmāhātmyap.): III, 293,

16617 (°ena hṛtā, sc. Draupadī, all. to § 522).—§ 551

(Kīcakavadhap.): IV, 21, 686 (°n tathaiva tvam ajaiṣīḥ,

sc. Bhīmasena, all. to § 523).—§ 555 (Sainyodyogap.): V, 19δ,

588 (came with one akṣauhiṇī of Sindhus and Sauvīras to

Duryodhana).—§ 561 (Yānasandhip.): V, 47α, 1796;

55λ, 2186 (Sindhurājaḥ), (ν), 2206; 57ξ, 2246 (assigned

to Arjuna as his match in the battle), (π), 2268, (σ), 2290;

62ββ, †2426; [66εε, 2504 (Saindhavaṃ)].—§ 562 (Bhaga-

vadyānap.): V, 92τ, 3284; [95ν, 3403 (Saindhavaḥ)].—

§ 567 (do.): V, 124δ, 4171.—§ 569 (do.): V, 142ε, 4824;

144, 4890.—§ 570 (Sainyaniryāṇap.): V, 155θ, 5274

(Saindhavaṃ, commander of one akṣauhiṇī of Duryodhana's

army).—§ 571 (Ulūkadūtāgamanap.): V, 160, †5532 (°ādriṃ,

sc. puruṣodadhiṃ, i.e. the army of Duryodhana); 161, †5575

(do.); [164ε, 5708 (Saindhavāya, Sātyaki is pitted against

J.)].—[§ 572 (Rathātirathasaṅkhyānap.): V, 165, 5743

(Sindhurājaḥ, equal to two rathas, all. to §§ 522, 523)].—

§ 573 (Ambopākhyānap.): V, 195ε, 7608 (Saindhavaḥ, in

the army of Duryodhana).—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.): VI,

16α, 622 (commander of one akṣauhiṇī of Duryodhana's

army); 17, 665 (on his standard there was a boar of silver);

25ι, 837; 35, †1280.—§ 578 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 45¹⁵,

1723 (Saindhavaṃ, fought with Drupada); 50ο, 2070.—

§ 580 (do.): VI, 56β, 2407 (in the neck of Bhīṣma's

gāruḍavyūha); 57ι, 2452 (Saindhavaḥ); 59μ, †2583.—

§ 581 (do.): VI, 60α, †2652; 65, 2910.—§ 582 (do.):

VI, 71¹⁰γ, 3133, [3138 (Saindhavaḥ, fought with Bhīmasena).

—§ 583 (do.): VI, 76ι, 3329; 79¹², 3469 (attacked

Bhīmasena).—§ 584 (do.): VI, 85⁷, †3762, †3782 (fought

with Bhīmasena).—§ 585 (do.): VI, 92χ, 4118, [4134

(Sindhurājñaḥ…varāhaṃ (B. vā°) svarṇabhūṣitaṃ)];

[94ω, 4195 (Saindhavaḥ)].—[§ 586 (do.): VI, 99α, 4501

(Saindhavaḥ, in the van of Bhīṣma's sarvatobhadra array);

100η, 4545 (Saindhavaṃ).]—§ 587 (do.): VI, 108δ, 5050

(Saindhavaṃ); 113ι, 5240 (Saindhavaḥ), 5250 (pierced by

Bhīmasena); 114κ, 5292 (Saindhavaṃ, pierced by Arjuna),

5295 (pierces Arjuna and Bhīmasena), 5309 (Saindhavaḥ);

115, 5362 (Vṛddhakṣatrasya dāyādaṃ, attacked by Virāṭa);

[116, 5417 (Saindhavaḥ, encounter with Virāṭa]; 119ϕ,

5583 (Saindhavaḥ).—[§ 589 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 7γ,

179 (Saindhavaḥ).]—§ 590 (do.): VII, 14, 556, 560, 570

(is vanquished by Abhimanyu).—§ 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.):

VII, 20η, 804 (in Droṇa's gāruḍavyūha); [25, 1074

(Saindhavaḥ, fought with Kṣatravarman)]; 32ω, 1410,

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(εε), 1441; [34, 1503 (Sindhurājaḥ), 1505 (Sindhurājasya)].

—§ 593 (Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 42, 1747 (Saindhavasya

putraḥ), 1755, 1756 (Sindhurājaḥ), 1758 (had obtained the

boon from Śiva that he should check the four Pāṇḍavas,

cf. § 524); [43 (vanquishes the Pāṇḍavas)].—§ 594 (do.):

VII, 52, 2007 (Saindhavena, J. had prevented the Pāṇḍavas

from rescuing Abhimanyu).—§ 596 (Pratijñāp.): VII, 73,

2574 (Saindhavako rājā, do.), 2586, 2587, 2588, 2595, 2597,

2600, 2603, 2605 (Arjuna promises to slay J.); 74, 2613;

75, 2657, 2674, 2676 (six of the Kuru chariot-warriors promise

to protect J.); 76, 2680, 2702; [77, 2723 (Saindhavo

bālaghātakaḥ), 2725 (Saindhavasya)]; 79, 2796, 2797, 2800;

80, 2830, 2839.—§ 598 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 87,

3097, 3102 (Sindhurājaḥ), 3104 (description of his horses),

(i) 3114.—§ 599 (do.): VII, 91, 3223, 3251 (Bībhatsur

J°vadhotsukaḥ), 3260; 94, 3414, 3416, 3425; 100, 3749,

3759; 101, 3777, 3792, 3793; 103, 3883; 104μ, 3894,

3912, 3917 (pierced Arjuna); 105ν, 3946 (on the top of the

standard of J. there was a silver boar, decked with golden

garlands and of the splendour of white crystal (read

dhvajāgre 'lohitārkābho, with B.)), 3961; 110, 4209; 111,

4246, 4249, 4250, 4254; 112, 4300, 4302; 124, 4979,

4985; 128, 5264; 137ωω, 5629; 141, 5872; [143κκκ,

6005 (Saindhavena)]; 145, 6057, 6061, 6065, †6066, 6072,

6074, 6076; 146, 6196, 6200, 6205, 6222, 6229, 6230

(Arjuna vanquishes all the protectors of Jayadratha).—§ 599g

(Vṛddhakṣatra): VII, 146, 6259, 6265 (Vṛddhakṣatra, the

father of J., had pronounced the curse that the head of

that person who would cause the head of J. to fall to the

earth should break into pieces).—§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.):

VII, 146, 6267, 6286 (Arjuna cut off the head of J., Kṛṣna

caused it to fall on the lap of Vṛddhakṣatra, from there it

fell on the earth; according to the curse the head of

Vṛddhakṣatra broke to pieces); 148, †6445 (hataṃ);

149ψψψ, 6475; 150α¹, 6501 (hataḥ), (β¹), 6507 (do.);

6526 (do.); 152δ¹, 6580.—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.):

VII, 158, 7035 (mentioned among the slain); 159, 7046

(Gāṇḍīvadhanvā hatavān…J°ṃ); [182ηηη, 8281

(Saindhavaḥ)].—§ 603 (Nārāyaṇāstramokṣap.): VII,

197, 9118 (°śiro yathā).—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 5ζ, 100

(Sindhurāṣṭramukhānīha daśa rāṣṭrāṇi yāni ha | vaśe

tiṣṭhanti vīrasya yaḥ sthitaḥ tava śāsane | akṣauhiṇīr

daśaikāñ ca vinirjitya śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | Arjunena hato, rājan,

mahāvīryo J°ḥ).—§ 608 (do.): VIII, 73, 3676 (had been

protected by Droṇa), 3681.—§ 609 (Śalyap.): IX, 2ζ, 72

(had sided with Duryodhana), 90 (nihataḥ).—§ 610 (do.):

IX, 4, 198 (hate), 217, 219 (hataḥ); 5ν, 278 (has been

slain).—§ 611 (do.): IX, 24νν, 1299 (nihate), 27ττ, 1457

(hataḥ).—§ 613 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 32β, 1836.—§ 615

(do.): IX, 61, 3433 (°ena pāpena yat Kṛṣṇā kleśitā vane,

all. to § 522); 64εε, 3614 (Saindhavaṃ).—§ 618 (Jala-

pradānikap.): XI, 12λ, 320 (hatvā…J°ṃ).—§ 619

(Strīvilāpap.): XI, 16α, 454; 20ε, 585; 22η, 624, 625

(Sindhu-Sauvīrabhartāraṃ), 628, 629 (lamented for as dead).—

§ 620 (Śrāddhap.): XI, 26β, 787 (his body is cremated).—

§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 77, 2231 (Sindhurājasya, the

Sindhus attacked Arjuna in order to revenge the death of

J.); 78, 2269 (°ṃ hataṃ smṛtvā), 2287 (the son of J. and

Duḥśalā had died, leaving a son who was yet a little

child); 84, 2497 (apāharat…J°śiro yathā, sc. Arjuna).—

§ 787 (Āśramavāsap.): XV, 14σ, 415 (Yudhiṣṭhira caused

the śrāddha of J., etc., to be performed).—§ 795 (Svargāro-

haṇap.): XVIII, 5λ, 150.

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Cf. also the following synonyms:—

Saindhava, Saindhavaka, q.v.

Sauvīra, Sauvīraka, Sauvīrarāja, q.v.

Sindhupati, Sindhurāj, Sindhurāja, Sindhu-

rājan, Sindhu-Sauvīrabharṭr, q.v.

Suvīra, Suvīrarāṣṭrapa, q.v.

Vārddhakṣatri (“the son of Vṛddhakṣatra”): III,

15576 (rājā Sindhūnāṃ), 1558 (J°); VI, †752; VII, 1748;

XI, 623.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

The king of Sindhu and an ally of Jarasandha who served in Duryodhana's army.

— The Purana Index

Etymology or General Name Reference

2 definitions

Name of a man having a victorious chariot

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a man's name

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jayadratha in Yama's Assembly

1 definition

an ancient king

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

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Definitions on this page come from 8 works: 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.