# जीमूतवाहन (jīmūtavāhana)

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जीमूतवाहन (jīmūtavāhana) is a Sanskrit word meaning Indra, name of a son, of a Vidyadhara, of the author of Dayabhaga, the author of a celebrated work on inheritance, a celebrated writer on law. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Indra and Dāyabhāga author (compound reference), Mythological Vidyādhara hero, The god Indra.

- **Etymology:** E. जीमूत a cloud, and वाहन vehicle. जीमूतः मेघः वाहनम् अस्य । — E. jīmūta a cloud, and vāhana vehicle. jīmūtaḥ meghaḥ vāhanam asya
- **SLP1:** `jImUtavAhana`  **IAST:** jīmūtavāhana  **Devanagari:** जीमूतवाहन
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimutavahana
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/jimutavahana/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Indra and Dāyabhāga author (compound reference) (3 definitions)
- 1. Indra. 2. The author of a celebrated work on inheritance.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीमूत (jīmūta) वाहन (vāhana) (jīmūtavāhana) [Printed book page 351 ] जीमूत (jīmūta) वाहन (vāhana) (jīmūtavāhana) m. ( - नः (-naḥ) ) 1 INDRA. 2 The author of a celebrated work on inheritance. E. जीमूत (jīmūta) a cloud, and वाहन (vāhana) vehicle. [ ID=16367 ]
- 1. Indra. 2. A celebrated writer on law.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीमूतवाहन (jīmūtavāhana) [Printed book page 308-b ] जीमूत - वाहन (jīmūta-vāhana) ( नः ) ((naḥ)) 1. m. Indra; a celebrated writer on law. [ ID=15837 ]
- 1. Indra. 2. The author of the Dayabhaga work on inheritance.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीमूत (jīmūta) वाहन (vāhana) (jīmūtavāhana) [Printed book page 290-b ] जीमूत (jīmūta) वाहन (vāhana) (jīmūtavāhana) m. ( - नः (-naḥ) ) 1. INDRA. 2. The author of “Dayabhaga” a celebrated work on inheritance. E. जीमूत (jīmūta) a cloud, and वाहन (vāhana) vehicle. जीमूत (jīmūta) ः मेघः (jīmūtaḥ meghaḥ) वाहन (vāhana) म् अस्य । (vāhanam asya.) [ ID=16339 ]

### Mythological Vidyādhara hero (2 definitions)
- Name of a son  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a son (of Sāli-vāhana, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author); of Jīmūta-ketu, Inscriptions [Cologne Addition] (Title) ( A.D. 1095), Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) xxii, 23 ) [ ID=79551 ]
- of a Vidyadhara  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Vidyā-dhara, Bālarāmāyaṇa (Title) iv, 7 [ ID=79552 ]

### The god Indra (2 definitions)
- Indra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 422,1] जीमूत (jīmūta) — वा (—vā) हन (hana) m. (= मेघ - व् (megha-v) ° (°) ) Indra, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ ID=79550 ]
- an epithet of Indra  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीमूतवाहन (jīmūtavāhana) [Printed book page 291-05 ] जीमूत - वाहन (jīmūta-vāhana) m. an epithet of Indra. [ ID=14711 ]

### A man's name (general) (1 definition)
- a man's name  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जीमूत (jīmūta) वाहन (jīmūtavāhana) [Printed book page 186 ] जीमूत (jīmūta) ° वाहन (°vāhana) m. a man's name. [ ID=11383 ]

### Author of Dāyabhāga (1 definition)
- of the author of Dayabhaga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the author of Dāyabhāga. [ ID=79553 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; 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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