शिबिśibi

शिबि (śibi) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of a Rishi, a people descended from Shibi, an epithet of a son of Indra, an epithet of Indra in the fourth Manvantara, a son of Manu Chakshusha, name of a Daitya. Its 30 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them The renowned King Śibi (son of Uśīnara), Śibi as a son of a specific figure, Śibi as a Daitya/Asura.

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The renowned King Śibi (son of Uśīnara)

8 definitions

an epithet of a king renowned for liberality and unselfishness

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Name of a king noted for his generosity. 2. Name of a people.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Name of a king. 2. His people.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of a king.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

A king, son of Ushinara.

शिबि (śibi) [Printed book page 199-2]
Śibi¹ (C. Śivi), a king, son of Uśīnara. § 149 (Yayāti):

I, 86, 3539; 93, (†3669), †3669 (Auśīnaraḥ), (†3671),

†3672, †3680 (Auśīnaraḥ), †3681 (Uśīnarasya putraḥ), †3682

(when Yayāti fell down from heaven, his daughter's sons,

Śibi, etc., offered him their worlds, but he would not accept

them; then they all ascended to heaven).—§ 232 (Svayaṃ-

varap.): I, 186, 6996 (Auśīnaraḥ, present at the svayaṃvara

of Kṛṣṇā).—§ 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II, 8, 320 (in the palace

of Yama).—§ 378 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 94, 8503 (Ś°r

Auśīnaro yathā).—§ 463: Questioned by the Pāṇḍavas about

the greatness of the rājanyas, Mārkaṇḍeya related: Suhotra,

one of the Kurus, on his return from a visit to the great

ṛṣis, met Śibi Auśīnara seated on his chariot; each of

them regarding himself to be the equal of the other,

refused to give way. Nārada appeared and prevailed upon

Suhotra to give way, quoting three ślokas (v. 13251—3;

v. 13253: “one should conquer the mean by charity, the

untruthful by truth, the man of wicked deeds by forgiveness.

and the dishonest by honesty”) and declaring Śibi to be

superior: III, 194, ††13249 (Auśīnaraḥ, C. has °iḥ), ††13255.

—§ 466: Mārkaṇḍeya tells the history of Śibi Auśīnara

(Sauratheyaṃ, v. 13297, i.e. son of Surathā, Nīl.) being

tried by Indra and Agni (cf. § 411 (Śyenakapotīya, where

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the same is told of Uśīnara); v. 13278, the purohita says

that the falling (nipātaṃ) of a pigeon forebodes a great

danger; the pigeon says he is a muni; v. 13283, Śibi

wonders that the birds speak a polished language (vāg

ucyamānā śakunena saṃskṛtā); of the gashes (peśiṃ) which

the sword had caused on Ś.'s body Agni made an auspicious

mark of golden hue and sweet odour; Śibi should have

a son Kapotaroman, v. 13299, see Nīl.): III, 197, ††13274

(Auśīnaraḥ), ††13275.—§ 467 (Rājanyamahābh.): III,

198, ††13302 (Auśīnaraḥ), ††13319, ††13320, ††13324,

††13325, ††13326, (††13329), ††13330 (in order to try Ś.,

Vidhātṛ, in the disguise of a brahman, had ordered Ś. to

cook his own son Bṛhadgarbha as food to him. Ś. did so).—

§ 480 (Pativratop.): III, 208, 13808 (ātmamāṃsapradānena

Ś°r Auśīnaro nṛpaḥ svargañ ca duṣkaraṃ prāptaḥ kṣamāvān,

all. to § 466).—§ 545 (Pativratāmāhātmyap.): III, 294,

16674 (C°r Auśīnaro yathā).—§ 552 (Goharaṇap.): IV,

56ζ, 1768 (came to see the encounter between Bhīṣma

and Arjuna).—§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 90ν, 3146

(Auśīnarasya).—§ 565 (Gālavac.): V, 118, 4000 (born of

Mādhavī, the daughter of Yayāti, to Uśīnara).—§ 566

(Yayāti): V, 121, 4057 (Auśīnaraḥ); 122, 4085 (Auśīnaraḥ,

the sons of the daughter of Yayāti, viz. Śibi, etc., caused him

to ascend again to heaven by means of their good deeds,

cf. § 149).—§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 9αα, 314 (Auśīna-

rasya).—§ 595 (Ṣoḍaśarājika): King Ś. Auśīnara girded

the earth round himself as if it were a leathern girdle

(carmavat paryaveṣṭayat, i.e. svādhīnām akarot, Nīl.), per-

formed many sacrifices, etc., and acquired enormous wealth;

Śiva granted him the boon that his wealth, etc., should be

inexhaustible. Then he left this world for heaven: VII,

58, 2209 (Auśīnaraṃ), 2210, 2214, 2216, 2222.—§ 599

(Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 143, 5998 (Ś°r Auśīnaro yathā).

—§ 632b (Ṣoḍacarājop., cf. § 595): XII, 29, 932

(Auśīnaraṃ), 934 (Auśīnaraḥ).—§ 651 (Āpaddh.): XII,

143, 5461 (°prabhṛtayo, rājan, rājānaḥ śaraṇāgatān | paripālya

mahātmanaḥ saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṅ gatāḥ).—§ 656 (Khaḍgot-

pattik.): XII, 166δ, 6199 (received the sword from the

Yadus, from him it came to Pratardana).—§ 677 (Mokṣa-

dharm.): XII, 235, 8593 (Ś°r Auśīnaro 'ṅgāni sutañ ca

priyam aurasaṃ brāhmaṇārtham upāhatya nākapṛṣṭham ito

gataḥ, all. to §§ 466 and 467).—§ 746 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII,

61, 3093 (a sentence of his is quoted); 67, 3384 (all. to

§ 466).—§ 751b (Śapathavidhi): XIII, 94α, †4551, (4572).

—§ 760 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 115γ, 5663 (Auśīnareṇa,

abstained from meat during the month of Kārttika).—§ 767

(do.): XIII, 137, 6248 (C°r Auśīnaraḥ prāṇān priyasya

tanayasya ca brāhmaṇārtham upākṛtya nākapṛṣṭham ito gataḥ,

all. to § 467).—§ 786b (Nakulākhyāna): XIV, 90, 2790

(Auśīnaraḥ, all. to § 466). Cf. Auśīnara, Śaibya⁸.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Ushinara

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A king known for his munificence, son of Drishadvati and Ushinara.

— The Purana Index

son of Ushinara, mentioned in the Baudhayana Srauta Sutra as a protege of Indra

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Śibi as a son of a specific figure

6 definitions

an epithet of a son of Indra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Manu Chakshusha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Chakshusha Manu

— The Purana Index

a son of Madri and Vrishni

— The Purana Index

a son of Garga

— The Purana Index

a son of Kuru and Agneyi

— The Purana Index

Śibi as a Daitya/Asura

3 definitions

name of a Daitya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An Asura, the fourth or fifth son of Hiranyakashipu, who incarnated as King Druma.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a son of Prahlada

— The Purana Index

Śibi as an Indra

3 definitions

an epithet of Indra in the fourth Manvantara

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of an Indra

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the Indra of the epoch of Tamasa Manu

— The Purana Index

Other Kings/Princes named Śibi

2 definitions

a king of the Shibis

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a prince who sided with Yudhisthira

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

The Śibi People/Tribe/Janapada

2 definitions

a people descended from Shibi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an ancient people

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Śibi as a Beast of Prey (or listed first among multiple meanings)

2 definitions

a beast of prey

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A beast of prey. 2. The birch tree. 3. Name of a king.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śibi as a Plant/Tree Name

2 definitions

the birch tree

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Typha Angustifolia

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Śibi as a Ṛṣi

2 definitions

Name of a Rishi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the name of a Vedic Rishi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

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Definitions on this page come from 9 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.