# रन्तिदेव (rantideva)

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रन्तिदेव (rantideva) is a Sanskrit word meaning an epithet of Vishnu, a king of the lunar race, of another king, a dog, a name of Vishnu, a king of the lunar dynasty. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Multiple meanings (King, Viṣṇu, Dog), The celebrated King Rantideva (son of Saṃkṛti), Other individuals named Rantideva.

- **Etymology:** E. रम, and देव a deity, or who sports or plays — E. rama, and deva a deity, or who sports or plays
- **SLP1:** `rantideva`  **IAST:** rantideva  **Devanagari:** रन्तिदेव
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rantideva
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/rantideva/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Multiple meanings (King, Viṣṇu, Dog) (4 definitions)
- 1. A name of Vishnu. 2. A king of the lunar dynasty. 3. A dog.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रन्तिदेव (deva) (rantideva) [Printed book page 696 ] रन्तिदेव (deva) (rantideva) m. ( - वः (-vaḥ) ) 1 A name of VIṢṆU. 2 A king of the lunar dynasty; also called ŚAŚIDEVA. 3 A dog. E. रम (rama), and देव (deva) a deity, or who sports or plays. [ ID=31927 ]
- 1. Vishnu. 2. A king of the lunar race.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रन्तिदेव (rantideva) [Printed book page 623-a ] रन्ति - देव (ranti-deva) ( वः ) ((vaḥ)) 1. m. Vishnu; a king of the lunar race; a deg. [ ID=31494 ]
- 1. A name of Vishnu. 2. A king of the lunar dynasty. 3. A dog.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रन्ति (ranti) देव (deva) (rantideva) [Printed book page 597-b ] रन्ति (ranti) देव (deva) (rantideva) m. ( - वः (-vaḥ) ) 1. A name of VISHṆU. 2. A king of lunar dynasty; also called ŚASIDEVA. 3. A dog. E. रन्ति (ranti) sport, देव (deva) deity. [ ID=33231 ]
- 1. A name of Vishnu. 2. The name of a king. 3. A dog.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रन्तिदेव (rantideva) [Printed book page 0758-b ] रन्तिदेव (rantideva) rantideva, m. 1. A name of Viṣṇu. 2. The name of a king, Megh. 46 ( cf. Viṣṇu P. 481, n. 18). 3. A dog. [ ID=11976 ]

### The celebrated King Rantideva (son of Saṃkṛti) (4 definitions)
- A king of the lunar race  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a king of the lunar race (son of Saṃkṛti; he spent his riches in performing grand sacrifices and the blood which issued from the bodies of the slaughtered victims was changed into a river called चर्मण् - वती (carmaṇ-vatī), Sch. on Meghadūta (Title) 46 ), MBh.; Kāv.; Pur. [ ID=175075 ]
- an ancient king  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > रन्तिदेव (rantideva) [Printed book page 443 ] रन्तिदेव (rantideva) m. N. of an ancient king. [ ID=26575 ]
- An ancient king, son of Samkriti.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > रन्तिदेव (rantideva) [Printed book page 593-2 ] Rantideva, an ancient king, son of Saṅkṛti. § 5 (Anukram.): I, 1 α, 224 (in Nārada's enumeration).—§ 61 (Sarpasattra): I, 55, †2099 ( yathā yajño R°sya ).—§ 296 (Dyūtap.): II, 53, 1929.—§ 358 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 82, 4096 ( Carmaṇvatīṃ samāsādya niyato niyatāśanaḥ|R°ābhyanujñāto (B. °am ) agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet ).—§ 480 (Pativratop. Brāhmaṇavyādhasaṃv.): III, 208, 13809, 13810 (description of his gifts of food).—§ 545 (Pativratāmāhātmyap.): III, 294, 16674 ( Sāṃkṛte R°sya svaśaktyā dānataḥ samaḥ, sc. Satyavat).—§ 595 (Ṣoḍaśarāj.): R. Sāṅkṛti had Page594-a+ 63 200,000 cooks to distribute food to the brahmans, etc.; countless numbers of animals desirous of going to heaven used to come to him of their own accord; the number of animals sacrificed in his agnihotras was so large that the secretions from the heaps of skins formed a veritable river, which came to be called Carmaṇvatī (now Chambal); even when he had on a single day given away to the brahmans a crore of niṣkas he thought he had given away very little, etc., etc. People who are acquainted with ancient history ( purāṇavido janāḥ ) quote gāthās regarding R. (VII, 67 ): VII, 67, 2356 ( Sāṅkṛtiṃ ), 2368, 2369, 2371, 2373.—§ 632 b (Ṣoḍaśarāj., cf. § 595): XII, 29, 1013 ( Sāṅkṛtyaṃ ), 1015, 1019, 1020 ( Sāṅkṛteḥ ), (repetition from § 595).—§ 677 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 235, 8591 ( Sāṃkṛtyaḥ, ascended to heaven by giving lukewarm water to Vasiṣṭha). —§ 702 (do.): XII, 293, 1075 (obtained his success by giving roots, and fruits, and leaves to the ascetics).—§ 746 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 66, 3351 (performed a great sacrifice, the juice from the skins of the slaughtered animals formed the river Carmaṇvatī), 3365 (went to heaven by gifts of foods).—§ 760 (do.): XIII, 112, 5544 ( b : do.).—§ 761 (do.): XIII, 115, 5665 (among the kings who abstained from meat during the month of Kārttika).—§ 767 (do.): XIII, 137, 6250 ( Sāṅkṛtyaḥ, attained to heaven by making gifts ( arghyaṃ ) to Vasiṣṭha).—§ 770 (do.): XIII, 151 μ, 7129 ( gavām ayena yajñena yeneṣṭaṃ vai Kṛtayuge | R°ṃ mahādevaṃ (?) kīrtayet ).—§ 786 c (Nakulākhyāna): King R., when divested of all his wealth, gave a small quantity of water with a pure heart, by this gift he went to heaven: XIV, 90, 2787. Cf. Sāṅkṛti, Sāṇkṛtya. [ ID=8995 ]
- A son of Samkriti known for his extreme generosity and devotion  
  *The Purana Index*
  > रन्तिदेव (rantideva) [Printed book page 3-053 ] Rantideva (I) — a son of Samkṛti: attained permanent fame. He performed a sacrifice when he gave up all he had and suffered with his family having nothing to eat for fortyeight days. When he had something to eat, there came a Brahmana guest and a Vṛṣala, and another guest with dogs around him; they all shared it. When he had some- thing to drink, there came a Pulkasa and asked for the drink and got it. To such a high soul, the gods showed darśan. All his followers became Yogins, himself having realised the Yogamāyā of Viṣṇu. 1 Parīkṣit compared to him for his generosity. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. IX. 21. 2-18; X. 72. 21; II. 7. 44; Vi. IV. 19. 22.] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. I. 12. 24; Br. III. 34. 38.] [ ID=11474 ]

### Other individuals named Rantideva (3 definitions)
- of another king  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of another king, Hcar. [ ID=175076 ]
- a teacher of Yoga and various authors, especially a lexicographer  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a teacher of Yoga and various authors, esp. of a lexicographer (= रन्ति (ranti) ), Cat. [ ID=175077 ]
- a son of Mahayashas  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Rantideva (II) — a son of Mahāyaśas. M. 49. 37. [ ID=11475 ]

### A dog (1 definition)
- a dog  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a dog, W. [ ID=175078 ]

### An epithet of Viṣṇu (1 definition)
- an epithet of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 868,1] रन्ति (ranti) — देव (—deva) m. N. of Viṣṇu, L. [ ID=175074 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; 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, University of Cologne.

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