सहदेवsahadeva

सहदेव (sahadeva) is a Sanskrit word meaning with the gods, name of a Rishi, shanjaya, of a son of Haryashvata, a son of Harshavardhana, a son of Haryavana. Its 42 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Other Mythological or Historical Figures Named Sahadeva, The Pāṇḍava Prince Sahadeva, Sahadeva, an Ancient King (Sārñjaya/Sṛñjaya lineage).

Etymology: E. सह with देव who or what sports
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Other Mythological or Historical Figures Named Sahadeva

19 definitions

of a son of Haryashvata

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A son of Harshavardhana.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Haryavana

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Somadatta

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a son of Divakara

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a son of Devapi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a son of Divarka

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Sudasa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an uncle of Gautama Buddha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an author

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Divakara, hero, and father of Brihadashva

— The Purana Index

A son of Havyavana and father of Hina.

— The Purana Index

a son of Sudasa and father of Somaka

— The Purana Index

a son of Havyashva and father of Ahina

— The Purana Index

a son of Tamara and Sahadeva

— The Purana Index

a son of Haryadvata, a great soldier

— The Purana Index

a son of Supratita

— The Purana Index

a son of Haryadhana and father of Adina

— The Purana Index

a son of Devaka

— The Purana Index

The Pāṇḍava Prince Sahadeva

10 definitions

the youngest of the five Pandava princes, son of Madri and twin-brother of Nakula

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a Rajaputra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. The youngest of the five Pandava princes. 2. A plant of the genus Sida, a twining shrub, and Dandotpala.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The youngest of the Pandus. 2. A twining shrub. 3. A sort of Sida shrub.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the youngest of the five Pandava princes

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The youngest of the Pandava princes. 2. A plant of the genus Sida, a twining shrub, or Dandotpala.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The youngest of the five Pandava princes. 2. The name of several plants.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Accompanied by the gods. 2. Name of a Pandava.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a Pandava, one of the twin sons of Madri by the Ashvins

सहदेव (sahadeva) [Printed book page 604-2]
Sahadeva¹, Pāṇḍava. § 4 (Anukram.): I, 1, 206

(Saubalaṃ Pāṇḍavena hataṃ…S°ena, cf. § 611).—§ 11

(Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 553 (Śakuneś ca vadhaḥ…S°ena,

do.).—§ 71 (Ādivaṃśāvataraṇap.): I, 61, 2268 (conquered

the southern region, cf. § 281 foll.).—§ 83 (Ādivaṃśāva-

tāraṇa): I, 63, 2445 (Nakula and S. sons of the Aśvins),

2452 (father of Śrutasena).—§ 130 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 67,

2747 (Nakula and S. incarnate portions of the Aśvins—

Aśvinoḥ…aṃśau).—§ 157 (Pūruvaṃś.): I, 95, ††3816

(Mādryāṃ Aśvibhyāṃ Nakula-S°au).—§ 159 (do.): I, 95,

††3827 (had with Draupadī the son Śrutakarman), ††3832

(husband of Vijayā, daughter of the Madra king Dyutimat,

by her he had the son Suhotra).—§ 192 (Pāṇḍavotpatti):

I, 124, 4851 (Nakula and Sahadeva are born by Mādrī from

the Aśvins), 4855 (the younger of the twins).—[§ 205c

(Droṇa): Nakula and S. excelled every one in handling

the sword: I, 132, 5271 (Yamajau).]—§ 210 (Drupadaśā-

sana): I, 139, 5532 (d: learnt the whole science of morality

from the chief of the gods (vibudhādhipateḥ), i.e. Bṛhaspati

(PCR.)).—§ 214 (Hiḍimbavadhap.): I, 154, 6019, 6025.—

§ 235 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 191, †7139.—§ 236 (do.): I, 192,

†7163 (the Pāṇḍavas won Draupadī).—§ 253 (Haraṇā-

haraṇap.): I, 221, 8040 (begat Śrutasena on Draupadī),

8045 (do.).—§ 272 (Rājasūyārambhap.): II, 13, 524 (°sya

dharmānām anuśāsanāt).—§ 278 (Digvijayap.): II, 25, 992

(dakṣiṇāṃ—sc. diśaṃ—vyajayata).—§ 281 (do.): S. pro-

ceeded against the south and vanquished the Śūrasenas

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(C. Sū°,), etc. (α), then the son of Jambhaka (b), etc.

(β), then Bhīṣmaka (c), etc. Coming to Kiṣkindhā he

for seven days fought with the monkey-kings Mainda and

Dvivida, who then paid tribute: II, 31, 1105, 1112, 1123.—

§ 282 (do.): From Kiṣkindhā S. marched towards Māhiṣ-

matī (b) and fought with king Nīla, but was exposed to

great risk, as Agni assisted Nīla, so that the army of S. all

appeared to be on fire: II, 31, 1125, 1127, 1129.—§ 283

(do.): S. was not afraid, but purifying himself by touching

water he praised Agni (b) saying that his exertion was for

Agni (viz. for a sacrifice), etc.: II, 31, 1143 (1145).—

§ 284 (do.): Then S. spread some kuśa grass, and sat down

in front of his troops. And Agni did not pass over him, but

said that he had only been trying him, and though he should

protect this city as long as there was a descendant in Nīla's

line, he nevertheless would accomplish the desire of S. When

Agni had disappeared, Nīla came at the command of that

deity and paid tribute. Then S. went further towards the

south and vanquished the king of Tripura, etc. (α), and then

returned to Yudhiṣṭhira (II, 31): II, 31, (1155), 1158,

1163, 1180.—§ 286 (Rājasūyikap.): II, 33, 1231, 1236,

1243 (acted as mantrin at the rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira).—

§ 289 (Arghāharaṇap.): II, 36, 1335 (presents the first

argha to Kṛṣṇa); 39, 1401, 1406, 1409.—§ 292 (Rāja-

sūyikap.): II, 45α, 1608 (accompanied Droṇa and his son).

—§ 294 (Dyūtap.): II, 48, 1716; 50, 1818.—§ 298 (do.):

II, 65, 2155 (ayaṃ dharmān S°o 'nuśāsti; is staked and

lost by Yudhiṣṭhira).—§ 299 (do.): II, 68, 2256.—§ 301

(do.): II, 70, 2363; 71, 2383 (°Ārjunau).—§ 302

(Anudyūtap.): II, 74, 2465.—§ 304 (do.): II, 77, 2539

(will slay Śakuni), 2550 (Mādravatīsutaḥ), (2552), 2555.—

§ 305 (do.): II, 78, 2570; 79, 2591, 2611.—§ 306 (do.):

II, 80α, 2624 (went away to the forest besmearing his face

that none might recognize him).—§ 325 (Draupadīpari-

tāpav.): III, 27, 1021—.§ 327 (do.): III, 35, 1389, 1402.

—§ 342 (Indralokābhigamanap.): III, 51, 1971 (devaputrau

…devarājasamadyutī Nakulaḥ S°ś ca Pāṇḍavau)—§ 356

(Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 80, (4017) (proposes to remove from

the Kāmyaka forest).—§ 401 (Balarāma): III, 119, †10254

(yaḥ Sindhukūle vyajayan nṛdevān samāgatān Dākṣinātyān,

cf. § 281 foll.).—§ 419 (Gandhamādanapr.): III, 140,

10843, 10849, 10852, 10862.—§ 423 (do.): III, 143,

10977; 144, 10993.—§ 424 (Bhīmakadalīkh.): III, 146,

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

§ 435 (Jaṭāsuravadhap.): III, 157, 11460 (Pāṇḍavaḥ),

11480, 11485 (Pāṇḍavaḥ), 11488 (carried away by Jaṭāsura,

snatched the sword Kauśika(?)).—§ 438 (Yakṣayuddhap.):

III, 161, 11774.—§ 450 (Ājagarap.): III, 179, 12432

(Nakulaḥ S°ś ca Yamau), 12443.—§ 511 (Draupadī-

Satyabhāmāsaṃv.): III, 235, 14732 (father of Śrutasena

by Draupadī, cf. § 159).—§ 521 (Draupadīharaṇap.): III,

263, 15546, 15547, 15557 (in all three passages only B.,

C. has Bhīmasena instead).—§ 522 (do.): III, 270,

†15709 (dhīmān). †15712; 271, 15726, 15730 (Yudhiṣṭhira

ascends the chariot of S. and causes Draupadī to be taken

upon it).—§ 548 (Āraṇeyap.): III, 312, (17245), 17257,

17260, 17274 (slain by the Yakṣa, but restored to life).—

§ 549 (Pāṇḍavapraveśap.): IV, 3, 66, (67) (as a teller of

kine, under the name of Tantipāla, he will serve Virāṭa); 5,

167 (had vanquished the south, hid his weapons); 10, †280,

†288 (calls himself a vaiśya named Ariṣṭanemi (also called

Tantipāla), and is charged with the supervision of Virāṭa's

cattle).—§ 550 (Samayapālanap.): IV, 13, 333 (gopānāṃ

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veśam āsthāya), 369 (gives his brothers curds, milk, and ghee).

—§ 551 (Kīcakavadhap.): IV, 19, 588 (yavīyasaṃ; gavāṃ

patiṃ), 589, 590, 593 (b: the weeping Kuntī embraced

S. when he set out to the forest and said: “he is my

favourite child”), 597.—§ 552 (Goharaṇap.): IV, 31,

1024 (disguised as Tantipāla S. follows Virāṭa against the

Trigartas); 33, 1100 (protected the wheel of Bhīmasena);

43, 1354, 1360, 1366; 44, 1368, 1372; 50, 1564.—§ 553

(Vaivāhikap.): IV, 71α, 2290, 2294 (gosaṅkhyaḥ).—§ 556d

(Sañjayayānap.): S. in Dantakūra conquered the Kaliṅgas,

shooting arrows by both the left and the right hand: V, 23,

†708 (Mādrīputraḥ).—§ 556 (do.): V, 26, †763.—§ 561

(Yānasandhip.): V, 48, †1836 (description of his chariot),

†1838.—§ 561g (do.): S. had vanquished the Kāśis, the

Aṅgas, the Magadhas, and the Kaliṅgas. Only four men

are his equals in strength, viz. Aśvatthāman, Dhṛṣṭaketu,

Rukmin, and Pradyumna: V, 50, 1998, 1999.—§ 561k

(do.): Steeds of sable bodies and backs variegated like the

wings of the tittiri bird, all presented by his gratified brother

Phālguna (i.e. Arjuna), and superior to those of Phālguna

himself, cheerfully carried S.: V, 56, †2229.—§ 561 (do.):

V, 57, 2253 (Mādreyaḥ, chose Śakuni for his match in the

battle) (ο), 2262.—§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 80ε, 2855;

81, (2862), 2866; 82, 2872; 90π, 3164, 3165 (°sya

bhrātaraḥ), 3166.—§ 567 (do.): V, 126, 4220.—§ 569

(do.): V, 138, 4681; 140α, 4748; 141γ, 4778, 4791

(Nakulaḥ S°ś ca Mādrīputrau…śāmitraṃ…kari-

ṣyataḥ); 143, 4871.—§ 570 (Sainyaniryāṇap.): V, 151,

5104, (β), (5106), 5108.—§ 571 (Ulūkadūtāgamanap.): V,

160, 5478; 162, 5608, 5614; 163, 5681, 5697; 164ε,

5709 (pitted against Śakuni).—§ 572 (Rathātiratha-

saṅkhyānap.): V, 166, 5752 (had vanquished Nīla, cf.

§ 284).—§ 573 (Ambopākhyānap.): V, 196ι, 7635.—§ 576

(Bhagavadgītāp.): VI, 19ε, 709; 25κ, 845 (blew the

śaṅkha Maṇipuṣpaka).—§ 577 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI,

43α, (1546), 1555.—§ 578 (do.): VI, 44β, 1655; 45⁶,

1694, 1695 (fought with Durmukha), (¹⁹), 1735 (read with

B. Sā°iṃ, i.e. Śrutakarman); 50π, 2085 (in the army of

Yudhiṣṭhira); 51αα, 2116 (blew the śaṅkha Maṇi-

puṣpaka).—§ 581 (do.): VI, 62θ, 2755.—§ 582 (do.):

VI, 71δ, 3139 (fought with Vikarṇa); 72ε, 3166 (attacked

Śakuni and Ulūka).—§ 583 (do.): VI, 75, 3282 (on the

one eye of the makaravyūha).—§ 584 (do.): VI, 81¹, 3556

(Nakula and S. attacked Śalya); 83, 3682, 3689 (encounter

with Śalya).—§ 585 (do.): VI, 89, 3962.—§ 586 (do.):

VI, 99ε, 4508 (Nakulaḥ S°ś ca Mādrīputrau); 101θ, 4586,

4589; 105ο, 4776, (ρ), 4797 (pierced Śalya); 106σ, 4803.

—§ 587 (do.): VI, 108β, 5013; 110ζ, 5099, 5105 (resisted

by Kṛpa); 111, 5167 (pierced Kṛpa); 116, 5401 (rescued

Dhṛṣṭaketu).—§ 588 (do.): VI, 121γ, 5809.—§ 589

(Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 10, 337.—§ 590 (do.): VII, 14,

516 (fought with Śakuni); 16γ, 645.—§ 592 (Saṃśaptaka-

vadhap.): VII, 23ο, 958 (description of his horses), (π), 1034

(on his standard there was a beautiful swan of silver), (ρ),

1040 (held the bow Āśvina); 32ζζ, 1443.—§ 593

(Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 34α, 1488 (sadṛśo devayoḥ…

Aśvinoḥ), 1491 (vinayāt S°sya sadṛśaḥ, sc. Abhimanyu);

39ν, 1657.—§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 98κ, 3661;

106, 3977 (attacked by Durmukha), 4011 (°rathaṃ, carried

away Yudhiṣṭhira); 107, 4031, 4033 (fought with

Durmukha), 4036, 4038 (slew Niramitra), 4040; 109π, 4110,

4112; 111ν, 4284; 124κκ, 4983; 143ιιι, 5997.—§ 600 (Ghaṭot-

kacavadhap.): VII, 154β, 6650; 156θ, 6763; 165, 7362

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(pierced by Drona); 167, 7462 (pierced Karṇa), 7463, 7467,

7469, 7470, 7473, 7476, 7477, 7482 (defeated by Karṇa);

170νν, 7672; 177ψψ, 8060; 178ωω, 8080, 8084; 183,

8326.—§ 601 (Droṇavadhap.): VII, 184α, 8367.—§ 602

(do.): VII, 188, 8574, 8576, 8580 (encounter with

Duḥśāsana).—§ 603 (Nārāyaṇāstramokṣap.): VII, 198,

9178, 9185 (pacified Sātyaki).—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 5ζ,

116 (had slain his cousin Rukmaratha); 9, 297 (had been

vanquished by Karṇa, cf. § 600).—§ 605 (do.): VIII, 11αα,

427; 13, 496 (attacked Duḥśāsana); 22ηη, 876, 877, 887

(fought with the Aṅgas. etc.); 23, 893, 896, 897, 898, 900,

903, 904, 905, 909 (encounter with Duḥśāsana).—§ 608

(do.): VIII, 46, 2156 (proceeded against Śakuni), (η),

2205; 48π, 2273, (ρ), 2280; 54, 2624; 56, 2699 (°sya

dhvajaṃ kāñcanaṃ), 2700, (ππ), 2756; 59, 2965 (bore away

Dhṛṣtadyumna); 61, 3078 (proceeded against Ulūka),

3108, 3109 (encounter with Ulūka); 62ζζζ, 3148, 3154

(pierced Duryodhana); 63, 3184, 3189 (°rathaṃ; bore away

Yudhiṣṭhira), 3208, 3212; 73, 3732; 75χχχ, †3812

(attacked Śakuni); 78γʹ, 3955 (pierced Karṇa), 3958,

3963; 79ηʹ, 4029; 96βαʹ, 5030.—§ 611 (Śalyap.): IX,

11, 561 (attacked Śalya), 570, 571 (slew [Rukmaratha] the

son of Śalya); 13ο, 661, 664, 665, 667, 681, 688 (fought

with Śalya); 15ρ, 768 (Mādreyaḥ), 771 (pierced by Śalya),

774 (pierced Śalya); 16, 800 (checked Śakuni); 17χ, 866

(pierced by Śalya), 891; 22λλ, 1138 (pierced by Duryo-

dhana), 1140, 1154 (carried away Yudhiṣṭhira); 23, 1212,

1216, 1243; 27σσ, 1446, (ϕϕ), 1471, 1474, 1475, 1476

(fought with Duryodhana); 28, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1506,

1516, 1517, 1525, 1528, 1530, 1531, 1532 (slew Ulūka),

1535, 1536, 1537, 1539, 1541, 1546, 1547, 1553, 1554, 1556,

1557, 1558, 1565 (slew Śakuni).—§ 612 (Hradapraveśap.):

IX, 29, 1568, 1569.—§ 613 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 32β,

1882; 33ε, 1890, 1900.—§ 618 (Jalapradānikap.): XI,

14, 376.—§ 619 (Strīvilāpap.): XI, 18γ, 540; 24, 698

(Śakuniḥ…nihataḥ S°ena).—§ 623 (Rājadh.): XII, 13,

(371).—§ 637 (do.): XII, 40α, 1446; 41β, 1481; 44δ,

1528 (got the palace of Durmukha).—§ 657 (Āpaddh.):

XII, 167, 6231, (6232) (Nakula-S°au).—§ 720b (Sudar-

śanop.): XIII, 2, 116 (dṛṣṭaṃ…S°ena vijayatā, sc.

sānnidhyaṃ…Vibhāvasoḥ, i.e. Agni, all. to § 282 foll.).—

§ 780 (Aśvamedhikap.): XIV, 14β, 356.—§ 783 (Anugītāp.):

XIV, 52ε, 1524.—§ 785 (do.): XIV, 60β, 1797 (had

slain Śakuni); 66μ, 1954; 72, 2103, 2109 (waited upon

the guests at the aśvamedha); 85σ, 2514.—§ 787 (Āśrama-

vāsap.): XV, 16, 450; 17χ, 481.—§ 788 (do.): XV, 22,

600, 605; 24, 643, 645.—§ 791 (Putradarśanap.): XV, 36,

992 (yudhāṃ patiḥ), 999.—§ 792 (Nāradāgamanap.): XV,

38α, 1074 (the darling of Kuntī).—§ 793 (Mausalap.):

XVI, 7, 179 (Pāṇḍavaḥ).—§ 794 (Mahāprasthānikap.):

XVII, 2, 54, 57, 58 (Pāṇḍavaṃ, on the mahāprasthāna of

the Pāṇḍavas S. fell down, because he thought nobody his

equal in wisdom).—§ 795 (Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 2ε, 67;

4κ, 133 (in heaven). Cf. Āśvineya, sg. and dual, Aśviṇīsuta,

dual, Aśvisuta, dual, Bharataśreṣṭha, dual, Bharatarṣabha,

Bharatasattama, Kauravya, Kurunandana, Mādravatīputra,

sg. and dual, Mādravatīsuta, sg. and dual, Mādreya, sg. and

dual, Mādrinandana, sg. and dual, Mādrīnandanaka, dual,

Mādrīnandakara, Mādrīputra, sg. and dual, Mādrīsuta, sg.

and dual, Mādrītanūja, dual, Nakulānuja, Pāṇḍava, sg. and

dual, Pāṇḍunandana, Pāṇḍuputra, Pāṇḍusuta, Tantipāla,

Yama, dual, Yāmaja, dual.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A son of Madri born through the grace of the Ashvins.

— The Purana Index

Sahadeva, an Ancient King (Sārñjaya/Sṛñjaya lineage)

4 definitions

shanjaya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an ancient king of the Panchalas

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a son of Sринjaya and father of Kришashva

— The Purana Index

A prince mentioned in the Rigveda.

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Sahadeva, Son of Jarāsandha

3 definitions

a son of Jarasandha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

King of the Magadhas and son of Jarasandha.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A son of Jarasandha and father of Somapi. 2. A king killed in the Bharata war.

— The Purana Index

Sahadeva, a Sage or Ṛṣi

2 definitions

Name of a Rishi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a sage in the palace of Indra

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Sahadevā or Sahadevī (Names of Plants)

2 definitions

various plants

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Various plants

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Adjectival Meaning: With the Gods

1 definition

with the gods

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Sahadevā, a Woman (Daughter of Devaka)

1 definition

a daughter of Devaka and wife of Vasudeva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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