नकुलnakula

नकुल (nakula) is a Sanskrit word meaning of a particular color, the Bengal mongoose, a son, a particular musical instrument, an epithet of Shiva, name of a Vedic poet. Its 23 recorded definitions are grouped into 11 contexts, among them The Mongoose Animal, Adjective: Disgraced/Without Family, Pāṇḍava Prince Nakula.

Etymology: E. न not, कुल race or heap, fem. affix ङीष्
Definitions: 23

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Meanings by context

The Mongoose Animal

8 definitions

the Bengal mongoose

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A mongoose. 2. Name of a son of Pandu.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The Bengal mongoose or ichneumon. 2. A Pandu prince. 3. A son. 4. An epithet of Shiva. 5. The silk-cotton tree. 6. Spikenard. 7. Saffron. 8. Disgraced by a family.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An ichneumon. 2. The fourth Pandava prince.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The mongoose. 2. The female mongoose. 3. The fourth of the Pandu princes.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The ichneumon. 2. An epithet of Shiva. 3. The name of a Pandava.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An ichneumon, an animal similar to a polecat that is often domesticated and is a fierce enemy of snakes and mice.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

An ichneumon.

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Adjective: Disgraced/Without Family

3 definitions

1. Disgraced or rejected from a family. 2. The mongoose. 3. A proper name of the fourth Pandu prince. 4. A son. 5. An epithet of Shiva. 6. The silk cotton tree. 7. Indian spikenard. 8. A sort of perfume. 9. Saffron. 10. The letter ha in the Tantras.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Disgraced or rejected from a family. 2. The Bengal mongoose. 3. A proper name of the fourth Pandu prince. 4. A son. 5. An epithet of Shiva. 6. The silk cotton tree. 7. Indian spikenard. 8. A sort of perfume or saffron. 9. The letter ha as used in the Tantras.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The Bengal mongoose or ichneumon. 2. A son. 3. A Vedic poet. 4. A Sāman. 5. The fourth of the Pandu princes, twin-brother of Sahadeva. 6. A physician and author. 7. An epithet of Shiva.

नकुल (nakula) [Printed book page 0463-c]
नकुल (nakula) nakula, as, ā, am (fr. na-kula, without

a family?), rejected from a family or race (?), disgraced (?),

coloured like the ichneumon?; (as), m. the Bengal

mungoose or Viverra Ichneumon (similar to the pole-

cat and hostile to mice and serpents, from the poison

of which it protects itself by a medicinal plant, cf.

gandha-n° and jala-n°); a son; N. of a Vedic

poet with the patronymic Vāma-deva or Vāma-devya
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or Vaiśvāmitra; N. of a Sāman (Nakulasya Vāma-

devasya preṅkhas); N. of a son of Pāṇḍu or

rather of the Aśvins by Pāṇḍu's wife Mādrī, he was

twin-brother of Saha-deva, and fourth of the five

Pāṇḍu princes; N. of a physician mentioned in the

Brahma-vaivarta-Purāṇa, author of a work on horses;

an epithet of Śiva; (ī), f. a female ichneumon;

several plants, Salmalia Malabarica, = kukkuṭī; Nar-

dostachys Jatamansi, = jaṭāmāṃsī; saffron, = śaṅ-

khinī; a mystical N. of the letter h [cf. nakulīśa];

(ā), f. an epithet of the wife of Śiva; (also read

a-kulā, q. v.) —Nakula-tva, am, n. the state or

condition of an ichneumon. —Nakulāḍhyā (°la-

āḍh°), f. a plant (= gandha-nākulī). —Naku-

lāndha-tā (°la-an°), f. or nakulāndhya, am, n. a

kind of disease of the eye in which the eye becomes

like that of an ichneumon and all objects have a

variegated appearance; [cf. nākulāndhya.] —Na-

kulīśa (°lī-īśa), as, or (according to others) na-

kuleśa (°la-īśa), as, m. a form of Bhairava re-

garded as an attendant on or emanation from Śiva;

the letter h used mystically in the Tantras; [cf.

nakulī.] —Nakulīśa-yoga-pārāyaṇa, am, n., N.

of a Yoga work. —Nakuleṣṭā or nakuleṣṭakā

(°la-iṣ°), f. ‘liked by the ichneumon,’ a plant, =

nākulī, gandha-nākulī, (the mungoose if wounded

in a conflict with a poisonous snake is supposed to

prevent the effects of the venom by the use of

this plant.) [ID=23738]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Pāṇḍava Prince Nakula

3 definitions

Nakula, the son of the Ashvins and Madri, twin brother of Sahadeva, and fourth of the Pandu princes

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Pandava

नकुल (nakula) [Printed book page 497-1]
Nakula, Pāṇḍava. § 4 (Anukram.): I, 1, †200 (Mādrī-

sutaṃ).—§ 71 (Ādivaṃśāvatāraṇap.): I, 61, 2267 (conquered

the western region, cf. § 285).—§ 83 (Ādivaṃśāvatāraṇa):

I, 63, 2445 (Yamau…N°ḥ Sahadevaś ca, born from the

Aśvins, cf. § 192).—§ 130 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 67, 2747 (N. and

Sahadeva are portions of the Aśvins).—§ 157 (Pūruvaṃś.):

I, 95, ††3816 (N. and Sahadeva are born by Mādrī from

the Aśvins, cf. § 192).—§ 159 (do.): I, 95, ††3827 (with

Draupadī, father of Śatānīka), ††3831 (married to Kareṇu-

matī and father of Niramitra).—§ 192 (Pāṇḍavotpatti):

I, 124, 4851 (N. and Sahadeva are born by Mādrī (the wife

of Pāṇḍu) from the Aśvins), 4854 (the elder of the twins).—

[§ 205c (Droṇa): N. and Sahadeva excelled everyone in

handling the sword: I, 132, 5271 (Yamajau).]—§ 210e

(Sambhavap.): Taught by Droṇa, N. became an atiratha:

I, 139, 5533.—§ 214 (Hiḍimbavadhap.): I, 154, 6019,

6025.—§ 235 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 191, †7139 (elder than

Sahadeva).—§ 253 (Haraṇāharaṇap.): I, 221, 8044 (with

Draupadī, father of Śatānīka).—§ 272 (Rājasūyārambhap.):

II, 13, 524.—§ 278 (Digvijayap.): II, 25, 992 (conquered

the western region, cf. § 285).—§ 285 (do.): N. assailed

Rohītaka and vanquished there the Mattamayūrakas, etc.;

Vāsudeva and Śalya accepted his sway, etc.; 10,000 camels

carried with difficulty the treasures he had earned when he

returned to Indraprastha (II, 32): II, 32, 1183, 1200

(Kuruśreṣṭhaḥ), 1202.—§ 286 (Rājasūyikap.): II, 33, 1258

(Pāṇḍavaṃ).—§ 287 (do.): II, 34, 1260 (Pāṇḍavaḥ).—

§ 288 (do.): II, 35, 1294.—§ 292 (do.): II, 45α, 1608

(accompanied Subala and his son).—§ 294 (Dyūtap.): II,

48, 1716.—§ 298 (do.): II, 65, †2152, †2153 (lost by

Yudhiṣṭhira at the game).—§ 301 (do.): II, 70, †2363;

71, †2383.—§ 302 (Anudyūtap.): II, 74, 2465.—§ 304

(do.): II, 77, 2555, (2556) (promised to slay the Dhārta-

rāṣṭras).—§ 305 (do.): II, 78, 2569 (arthasaṅgrahī).—

§ 306 (do.): II, 80, 2625, (α), 2637 (had gone away,

staining himself with dust, that he might not steal the hearts

of the ladies).—§ 325 (Draupadīparitāpav.): III, 27, 1020,

1021.—§ 327 (do.): III, 35, 1389, 1402.—§ 342 (Indra-

lokābhigamanap.): III, 51, 1971 (devaputrau…N°ḥ

Sahadevaś ca).—§ 356 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 80, 4012

(Pāṇḍunandanaḥ), (4013).—§ 419 (Gandhamādanapr.): III,

140, 10845, 10862.—§ 420 (do.): III, 141, 10875 (°āt

pūrvajaṃ, i.e. Arjuna).—§ 423 (do.): III, 143, 10978,

10990, (10991).—§ 424 (Bhīmakadalīkhaṇḍapr.): III, 146,

11102.—§ 433 (Saugandhikāharaṇa): III, 155, 11426.—

§ 435 (Jaṭāsuravadhap.): III, 157, 11478 (carried off by

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Jaṭāsura).—§ 438 (Yakṣayuddhap.): III, 161, 11774.—

§ 450 (Ājagarap.): III, 179, 12432 (N°aḥ Sahadevaś ca Yamau),

12443.—§ 522 (Draupadīharaṇap.): III, 270, †15709

(yasyottamaṃ rūpam āhuḥ pṛthivyāṃ, v. 15708); 271, 15725,

15731 (slew Kṣemaṅkara and Mahāmukha), 15734, 15735,

15736 (slew Suratha).—§ 548 (Āraṇeyap.): III, 311,

17240; 312, 17246, 17248, 17251, 17254, 17255, 17257,

17274; 313, 17408, 17409, 17410, 17412, 17414, 17415,

17417 (when the four Pāṇḍavas had been slain by the

Yakṣa, Yudhiṣṭhira chose that N. should revive); 315,

17472.—§ 549 (Pāṇḍavapraveśap.): IV, 3, 61, (62) (will

under the name of Granthika serve Virāṭa as horse-keeper);

5, 166 (etymology of the name: kule nāsti samo rūpe yasyeti

N°ḥ smṛtaḥ), 170; 12, (317) (became under the name

Granthika the horse-keeper of Virāṭa).—§ 550 (Samayapā-

lanap.): IV, 13, 334, 368.—§ 552 (Goharaṇap.): IV, 31,

1024 (the four Pāṇḍavas in disguise mounted chariots and

partook in the encounter with the Trigartas); 33, 1100

(slew 700 Trigartas); 43, 1353 (°syaitad āyudhaṃ), 1358

(°sya kalāpaḥ), 1365 (°syaiṣa nistriṃśaḥ); 44, 1363, 1372

(aśvabandhaḥ); 50, 1564.—§ 553 (Vaivāhikap.): IV, 71α,

2290, (β), 2294 (aśvabandhaḥ).—§ 556e (Sañjayayānap.):

Yudhiṣṭhira said to Sañjaya: “N. was formerly sent under

your eye to conquer the Śibis and the Trigartas, and brought

the western region under my power”: V, 23, †709.—

§ 556 (do.): V, 26, †763; 29, †854 (all. to Dyūtap.).—

§ 561 (Yānasandhip.): V, 48, †1832, †1833.—§ 561f (do.):

N. had vanquished the whole western region teeming with

Mlecchas: V, 50, 1996.—§ 561l (do.): N. was borne by

excellent steeds presented by Mahendra, and like to the

Wind (Vāyu) in might and speed: V, 56, †2229 (Mādrī-

sutaṃ).—§ 561 (do.): V, 57, 2254 (Mādravatīsutaḥ, will

have Ulūka, etc., for his matches in the battle), (ο), 2262.

—§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 80, (2844); 90, 3168,

3169, 3170.—§ 567 (do.): V, 126, 4220.—§ 569 (do.):

V, 138, 4681; 140, 4748; 141γ, 4778, 4791 (N°ḥ Sahadevaś

ca Mādrīputrau…śamitraṃ…kariṣyataḥ); 143ι,

4871.—§ 570 (Sainyaniryāṇap.): V, 151, 5108 (proposed to

elect Drupada to be generalissimo).—§ 571 (Ulūkadūtā-

gamanap.): V, 160, 5476; 163, 5679, 5696; 164ε, 5707

(is pitted against Kṛtavarman).—§ 573 (Ambopākhyānap.):

V, 196ν, 7635.—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.): VI, 19ε, 709

(among the leaders of the Pāṇḍava army); 25κ, 845 (blew

his conch Sughoṣa).—§ 577 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 43,

(1545), 1555.—§ 578 (do.): VI, 44β, 1655; 45⁵, 1690,

1693 (fought with Duḥśāsana and got his horses slain);

50π, 2085 (in the left wing of the Pāṇḍava array); 51αα,

2116 (= v. 845).—§ 581 (do.): VI, 62θ, 2755 (followed

Bhīmasena).—§ 582 (do.): VI, 72ε, 3168 (Mādrīputraḥ,

engaged in battle with the Trigartas).—§ 583 (do.): VI,

75α, 3282 (N. and Sahadeva stationed in the eyes of the

makaravyūha).—§ 584 (do.): VI, 81¹, 3556 (N. and

Sahadeva proceeded against Śalya); 83⁴, 3684 (N. and

Sahadeva fought with Śalya); 86, 3802 (rathaṃ…

N°sya).—§ 585 (do.): VI, 89, 3962 (N. and Sahadeva

attacked the cavalry).—§ 586 (do.): VI, 99ε, 4508 (N°ḥ

Sahadevaś ca Mādrīputrau); 101θ, 4586, 4589; 105ο, 4776,

(ρ), 4797 (pierced Śalya); 106σ, 4803 (pierced by Bhīṣma),

4805 (pierced Bhīṣma).—§ 587 (do.): VI, 108β, 5013;

110ζ, 5099 (attacked Bhīṣma), 5104 (resisted by Vikarṇa);

111, 5173, 5174 (fought with Vikarṇa).—§ 588 (do.): VI,

121γ, 5809.—§ 589 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 10κ, 335

(proceeded against Droṇa).—§ 590 (do.): VII, 14, 525

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(svasrīyaṃ, sc. Śalya's), 526 (fought with Śalya); 16γ,

645 (pierced by Droṇa).—§ 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII,

23ο, 956 (description of his horses), (π), 1033 (śarabhaṃ

pṛṣṭhasauvarṇaṃ N°sya mahādhvajaṃ), (ρ), 1040 (held [the

bow] Vaiṣṇava); 32ζζ, 1443 (protected Sātyaki).—§ 593

(Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 34α, 1487 (is praised by

Sañjaya), 1491; 39ν, 1657.—§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.):

VII, 98κ, 3661 (protected Sātyaki); 106, 3976 (attacked

by Vikarṇa); 107, 4042 (defeated Vikarṇa); 109π, 4111,

4113 (partook in the encounter with Alambuṣa); 111ν,

4284; 114ψ, 4501 (pierced Kṛtavarman); 124κκ, 4983;

143ιιι, 5997.—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 154β,

6650 (proceeded against Droṇa); 156θ, 6763 (pierced by

Droṇa); 165, 7364 (resisted by Śakuni); 168, 7522 (°sya

sutaḥ, i.e. Śatānīka); 169, 7559, 7561, 7568, 7570 (Pāṇḍu-

nandanaḥ), 7573 (do., fought with Śakuni, whom he defeated

and wounded), 7577; 170νν, 7672; 177ψψ, 8060;

178ωω, 8080 (pierced the Rākṣasas, who were followers

of Alāyudha), (ααα), 8084 (do.).—§ 601 (Droṇavadhap.):

VII, 184α, 8367.—§ 602 (do.): VII, 187, 8567, 8571,

8572 (fought with Duryodhana, whom he defeated); 188,

8596 (°sya…rathaṃ).—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 5ζ, 118

(had slain the son of Bhagadatta).—§ 605 (do.): VIII, 11αα,

427 (in the ardhacandravyūha of the Pāṇḍavas); 13, 491

(proceeded against Karṇa); 22ηη, 870, 877, 879 (slew the

Aṅga king), 881, 883, 888; 24, 915, 916, 919, 923, 927,

929 bis, 931, 932, 940, 944, 958 (fought with Karṇa and

was defeated; Karṇa, however, spared his life, remembering

his promise to Kuntī).—§ 608 (do.): VIII, 46, 2156

(proceeded against Vṛṣasena), (η), 2205; 48, 2267, 2268,

2270, 2273, (π), 2281; 54, 2624 (checked by Duryodhana);

56, 2698, 2700 (fought with Duryodhana), (ππ), 2756;

61, 3078 (proceeded against Vṛṣasena), 3102, 3103 (fought

with Vṛṣasena), 3107; 62ζζζ, 3148; 63, 3184, 3188

(fought with Karṇa), 3212; 73, 3732; 75, †3814 (Mādrī-

putraḥ, attacked Kṛtavarman); 78, 3955, 3958 (pierced

Karṇa); 79νʹ, 4029; 83, †4247; 84, †4281 (fought with

Vṛṣasena), †4282, †4283, †4285, †4287, †4288, †4289, †4291,

†4293, †4294, †4297, †4302, †4303, †4304 (Vṛṣasena slew

his horses and defeated him); 85, †4305, †4329, †4331

(Mādrīsutaṃ); 96βα¹, 5030.—§ 611 (Śalyap.): IX, 10,

468 (fought with Citrasena, the son of Karṇa), 472 (slew

Citrasena), 475, 477, 486 (fought with Suṣeṇa and Satyasena,

sons of Karṇa), 491, 494, 496 (slew Satyasena), 502, 503, 507,

510 (slew Suṣeṇa), 511; 11, 561 (pierced Śalya); 13ο, 661

(do.), 663 (pierced by Śalya), 677 (attacked Śalya), 680

(°preritāṃ śaktiṃ), 688; 15, 764 (Mādrinandanaḥ, rushed

against Śalya), 765, 767, 771; 16, 800; 17, 893 (Śalya cut

off the shaft of N.'s chariot—ratheṣāṃ); 22λλ, 1139

(pierced by Duryodhana), 1142 (pierced Duryodhana), 1157,

1158 (fought with Ulūka); 27σσ, 1446; 28, 1527 (pierced

by Śakuni).—§ 613 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 32β, 1882;

33ε, 1890, 1900.—§ 617 (Aiṣīkap.): X, 10, †568 (N. is

sent to bring Draupadī to the camp); 11, 577, 602.—§ 618

(Jalapradānikap.): XI, 14ξ, 376; 15ο, 393 (hatāśve N°e

Vṛṣasenena, all. to VIII, ch. 84), 397 (hatāśvaṃ N°ṃ

Vṛṣasenena, do.).—§ 619 (Strīvilāpap.): XI, 18γ, 540 (all.

to Dyūtaparvan): 23θ, 635 (°mātulaḥ, sc. Śalya).—§ 623

(Rājadh.): XII, 11, 333, (335).—§ 637 (do.): XII, 40,

1446; 41, 1478 (appointed to supervise the army); 44, 1526

(got the palace of Durmarṣaṇa).—§ 656 (Khaḍgotpattik.):

XII, 166, 5120 (b: N. was an accomplished swordsman),

(6121), 6128 (b: N. was the disciple of Droṇa), 6231,

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(6232) (°-Sahadevau).—§ 780 (Aśvamedhikap.): XIV, 14β,

356.—§ 783 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 52ε, 1524.—§ 785 (do.):

XIV, 66μ, 1954; 72, 2102, 2108 (together with Bhīma he

protected the city during the horse-sacrifice); 85, 2514.—

§ 787 (Āśramavāsap.): XV, 16, 455; 17χ, 481.—§ 788

(do.): XV, 24β, 646.—§ 793 (Mausalap.): XVI, 7λ, 179.

—§ 794 (Mahāprasthānikap.): XVII, 2, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63

(on the Pāṇḍavas' mahāprasthāna N. fell down on account of

his having boasted of his beauty); 3, 92 (all. to § 548).—

§ 795 (Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 2ε, 67; 4κ, 133 (in

heaven). Cf. Āśvineya (dual), Aśvinīsuta (dual), Aśvisuta

(dual), Ājamīḍha³, Bhārata, Bharataśreṣṭha, Bharatarṣabha,

Dāmagranthi, Granthika, Kuruśreṣṭha, Mādravatīputra

(dual), Mādravatīsuta (sg. and dual), Mādreya (sg. and dual),

Mādrinandana (sg. and dual), Mādrinandanaka (dual), Mādrī-

putra (sg. and dual), Mādrīsuta (sg. and dual), Mādrītanūja

(dual), Pāṇḍava (sg. and dual), Pāṇḍaveya, Pāṇḍunandana,

Pāṇḍuputra, Pāṇḍusuta, Yama (dual), Yamaja (dual).

[ID=7528]

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

One of the Pandava brothers, born to Madri through the favor of the Ashvins.

— The Purana Index

Other Individuals Named Nakula

2 definitions

1. Name of a Vedic poet. 2. Name of a Saman.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a physician and author of a work on horses

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Son (general)

1 definition

a son

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Specific Color

1 definition

of a particular color

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Feminine Form 'Nakulī' (Reference)

1 definition

See below

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Musical Instrument

1 definition

a particular musical instrument

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Mystical Symbol ('ह')

1 definition

a mystical name for the sound h

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of Śiva

1 definition

an epithet of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of Śiva's Consort (Nakulā)

1 definition

Shiva's wife

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 13 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.