# कालयवन (kālayavana)

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कालयवन (kālayavana) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of a prince of the Yavanas, a tyrannical Asura and foe of Krishna, an island, an Asura, the name of a dvipa. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Mythological Antagonist of Krishna, Name of a Dvīpa/Geographical Region.

- **Etymology:** E. काल black, यवन a Yavana — E. kāla black, yavana a Yavana
- **SLP1:** `kAlayavana`  **IAST:** kālayavana  **Devanagari:** कालयवन
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalayavana
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/kalayavana/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Mythological Antagonist of Krishna (7 definitions)
- the name of a prince of the Yavanas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 277,2] काल (kāla) — यवन (—yavana) m. N. of a prince of the Yavanas, Harivaṃśa (Title); Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=49168 ]
- a tyrannical Asura and foe of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a tyrannical Asura (the foe of Kṛṣṇa, destroyed by him by a stratagem), in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=49169 ]
- An Asura and enemy of Krishna, destroyed by him through stratagem.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > काल (kāla) यवन (yavana) (kālayavana) [Printed book page 217 ] काल (kāla) यवन (yavana) (kālayavana) m. ( - नः (-naḥ) ) An Asura, an enemy of KṚṢṆA, destroyed by him by stratagem. E. काल (kāla) black, यवन (yavana) a Yavana. [ ID=10233 ]
- An Asura  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कालयवन (kālayavana) [Printed book page 183-a ] काल - यवन (kāla-yavana) ( नः ) ((naḥ)) 1. m. An Asura. [ ID=9672 ]
- An Asura and enemy of Krishna, destroyed by him through stratagem.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > काल (kāla) यवन (kālayavana) [Printed book page 178-b ] काल (kāla) यवन (kālayavana) m. ( - नः (-naḥ) ) An Asura, an enemy of KṚṢṆA, destroyed by him by stratagem. E. काल (kāla) black, यवन् (yavan) a Yavana. [ ID=10228 ]
- a prince  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > कालयवन (kālayavana) [Printed book page 375-1 ] Kālayavana, a prince. § 717 b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 340, 12959 ( yaḥ K°ḥ khyāto Gārgyatejobhisambhṛtaḥ, will be slain by Nārāyaṇa incarnate as Kṛṣṇa, cf. Harivaṃśa, v. 6425 foll.). [ ID=5171 ]
- the son of Yavaneshvara, black in colour and hard-hearted, who attacked the Yadavas and was eventually burnt to ashes by Mucukunda  
  *The Purana Index*
  > कालयवन (kālayavana) [Printed book page 1-363 ] Kālayavana — the son of Yavaneśvara, black in colour and hard-hearted; after crowning him king, his father retired to the woods; full of prowess he asked Nārada of some powerful heroes and being told about Yādavas he directed himself towards them with a big army of Mlec- chas; Kṛṣṇa met him unarmed and was pursued; seeing him entering a cave where Mucukunda was sleeping, Kāla entered and thinking Mucukunda to be Kṛṣṇa kicked him; on Mucukunda waking up and looking at Kālanemi he was Page1-364+ 24 burnt to ashes as there was a vow that he who would awake Mucukunda would meet with such an end. Bhā. X. 50. 44-9; 51. 1-12; Vi. V. 23. 5-8 and 17-23. [ ID=2922 ]

### Name of a Dvīpa/Geographical Region (2 definitions)
- an island  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Dvīpa, Daśakumāra-carita (Title) [ ID=49170 ]
- the name of a dvipa  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > कालयवन (kālayavana) [Printed book page 067-3 ] कालयवन (kālayavana) kāla-yavana, m. N. of a Dvīpa; -yāpa, m. : -na, n., -nā, f. procrastination; -yoga, m. conjuncture of time or fate; point of time: -tas, ad. according to circumstances; -loha, n. iron, steel; -vāla, a. having a black tail; -vid, a. knowing the times; -vidyā, f. knowledge of chronology or the calendar; -vibhakti, f. division of time; -vṛddhi, f. kind of illegal interest; -vyatīta, pp. for which the right time has passed. [ ID=5831 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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