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प्रतर्दनpratardana

प्रतर्दन (pratardana) is a Sanskrit word meaning see under pra-tṛd, piercing, destroying, an epithet of a king of Kashi, belonging to a Rakshasa, a class of divinities under Manu Auttama, a demon. Its 15 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them King Pratardana (Son of Divodāsa), Meaning: Piercing/Destroying; Vishnu's Epithet, Pratardanas (Class of Divinities).

Root
तृद् (tṛd)
Definitions
15
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Meanings by context

King Pratardana (Son of Divodāsa)

6 definitions
an epithet of a king of Kashi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A king of the Kashis, son of Divodasa.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

see Dyumat

— The Purana Index

1. A son of Divodasa. 2. A father of Vatsa and Garga who earned the title Shatrujit by destroying the line of Bhadrashreniya.

— The Purana Index

a grandson of Yayati who participated in a sacrifice with Ashtaka and Shibi, discussed different worlds with Yayati, and ascended to heaven

— The Purana Index

A king mentioned in Vedic literature, the son of Divodasa according to some scholars.

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Meaning: Piercing/Destroying; Vishnu's Epithet

3 definitions
piercing, destroying

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Piercing through. 2. A destroyer. 3. An epithet of Vishnu.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vishnu

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Pratardanas (Class of Divinities)

2 definitions
a class of divinities under Manu Auttama

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a group of twelve gods of the Uttama Manu epoch

— The Purana Index

Etymological Root

1 definition
See under pra-tṛd

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Pratardana the Kuru Warrior

1 definition
a Kuru warrior

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Pratardana the Rakshasa

1 definition
belonging to a Rakshasa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Summary Lexicographical Entry

1 definition
1. A king of Kashi. 2. A demon. 3. A class of divinities.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.