# ऋतुपर्ण (ṛtuparṇa)

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ऋतुपर्ण (ṛtuparṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of a king of Ayodhya, a king, son of Bhangashvina. Its 5 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them King of Ayodhyā in Epic/Puranic narrative (Nala-Damayantī story), A king (general identification), Ṛtuparṇa in Vedic Literature (Śrauta Sūtra context).

- **SLP1:** `ftuparRa`  **IAST:** ṛtuparṇa  **Devanagari:** ऋतुपर्ण
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rituparna
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/rituparna/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### King of Ayodhyā in Epic/Puranic narrative (Nala-Damayantī story) (3 definitions)
- The name of a king of Ayodhya.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 224,2] ऋतु (ṛtu) — पर्ण (—parṇa) m. N. of a king of Ayodhyā, Mahābhārata (Title) ( v.l. ऋत - प् (ṛta-p) ° (°) ). [ ID=38571 ]
- A king of Ayodhya.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > ऋतुपर्ण (ṛtuparṇa) [Printed book page 602-1 ] Ṛtuparṇa, king of Ayodhyā. § 346 (Nalopākhyānap.): III, 60, 2296 (Vārṣṇeya, the charioteer of Nala, became the charioteer of Ṛ.).—§ 348 (do.): III, 66, 2628 (will teach Nala the science of dice).—§ 349 (do.): III, 67, 2634 ( °sya nagaraṃ ), 2637, (2638), 2641 ( °sya nagare ) (Nala is appointed as superintendent of Ṛ.'s stables).—§ 35 (do.): III, 70, 2746, 2747, 2748, 2766, 2770 (is invited to the second svayaṃvara of Damayantī); 71, 2771, 2778, 2782, 2789, 2806 (with Nala as his charioteer Ṛ. proceeds to Vidarbhā).—§ 352 (do.): III, 72, 2825, 2835, 2837 (teaches Nala the science of dice).—§ 353 (do.): III, 73, 2852, 2868, 2870, 2872, 2875, 2883, 2888; 74, 2901; 75, 2931; 76, 2978 ( Kośalāyāṃ R°niveśane ); 77, 3016, 3026 (learnt the horse lore from Nala), 3028.—§ 355 (do.): III, 79, 3072 ( °sya rājarṣeḥ kīrttitaṃ kalināśanaṃ ). Cf. Bhaṅgāsuri, Kosala (C. Kauś° ), Kosalādhipati. [ ID=9188 ]
- The son of Ayutayus, a friend of Nala, father of Sarvakama, and a king who exchanged knowledge of dice and horse lore with Nala.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > ऋतुपर्ण (ṛtuparṇa) [Printed book page 1-266 ] Ṛtuparṇa — the son of Ayutāyus, and a friend of Nala. Taught Nala the secret of gambling and was in turn instruct- Page1-267+ 27 ed in Aśvavidyā. Father of Sarvakāma: called a second Nala, (learnt the secrets of dice from Nala. Vi. P. ). Bhā. IX. 9. 17; Br. III. 63. 173; M. 12. 46; Vā. 88. 173-74; Vi. IV. 4. 37-8. [ ID=2130 ]

### A king (general identification) (1 definition)
- Name of a king.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ऋतुपर्ण (ṛtuparṇa) [Printed book page 098 ] ऋतुपर्ण (ṛtuparṇa) m. N. of a king. [ ID=6292 ]

### Ṛtuparṇa in Vedic Literature (Śrauta Sūtra context) (1 definition)
- A king, son of Bhangashvina.  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > ऋतुपर्ण (ṛtuparṇa) [Printed book page 1-112 ] Ṛtu-parṇa appears in a Brāhmaṇa-like passage of the Baudh- āyana Śrauta Sūtra 1 as son of Bhaṅgāśvina and king of Śaphāla. In the Āpastamba Śrauta Sūtra 2 are mentioned Ṛtuparṇa-Kayovadhī Bhaṅgyaśvinau. [ Footnote: 1) xx. 12.] [ Footnote: 2) xxi. 20, 3. Cf. Caland, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 57, 745.] [ ID=429 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index; The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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