परशुरामparaśurāma

परशुराम (paraśurāma) is a Sanskrit word meaning Rama with the axe, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, a prince, several authors, see Rama, the sixteenth avatar of Vishnu, the son of Jamadagni and a Bhargava. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Viṣṇu's Avatar, the Warrior Sage, Etymology or Brief Reference, Other Individuals Named Paraśurāma.

Etymology: E. परशु an axe, and राम who delights in; also with कन् added, परशुरामक; and with the first member, पर्शु, पर्शुराम, q. v
Definitions: 9

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Meanings by context

Viṣṇu's Avatar, the Warrior Sage

5 definitions

Rama with the axe, the sixth avatar of Vishnu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The sixth avatar of Vishnu, born as the son of Jamadagni to punish the tyrannical military class.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The sixth incarnation of Vishnu, who appeared to punish the Kshatriyas.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The sixth avatar of Vishnu, appearing as the son of Jamadagni to punish the Kshatriya warrior caste.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The sixteenth avatar of Vishnu. 2. A foe of the Haihayas who rid the world of the Kshatriyas twenty-one times. 3. The son of Jamadagni and a Bhargava.

— The Purana Index

Etymology or Brief Reference

2 definitions

Rama with the axe

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

see Rama

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Other Individuals Named Paraśurāma

2 definitions

1. A prince. 2. Several authors.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a priest of Krishna in his sacrifices at Kurukshetra

— The Purana Index

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, 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.