शिशुपालśiśupāla

शिशुपाल (śiśupāla) is a Sanskrit word meaning the king of the Cedis, the king of Cedi, an opponent of Krishna slain by him, a king of India killed by Krishna, the name of a king slain by Krishna, king of the Cedis and son of Damaghosha, a son of Shrutashravas and Damaghosha. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Śiśupāla: Detailed Mythological and Literary Profile, Śiśupāla: Basic Identification as a King.

Etymology: E. शिशु a child, and पाल who cherishes
Definitions: 8

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Śiśupāla: Detailed Mythological and Literary Profile

5 definitions

the king of the Cedis

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The king of Cedi, an opponent of Krishna slain by him

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The king of Chedi who was an enemy of Krishna and slain by him.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

King of the Cedis and son of Damaghosha

शिशुपाल (śiśupāla) [Printed book page 200-2]
Śiśupāla, king of the Cedis, son of Damaghoṣa. § 130

(Aṃśāvat.): I, 67, 2641 (incarnation of the Asura

Hiraṇyakaśipu).—§ 232 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 186, 7003

(present at the svayaṃvara of Draupadī); 187, 7029

(Cedīnām adhipaḥ…Damaghoṣasutaḥ).—§ 264

(Sabhākriyāp.): II, 4β, 124 (among the kings who were

present when Yudhiṣṭhira entered his palace).—§ 273

(Rājasūyārambhap.): II, 14, 574 (had become the general-

issimo of Jarāsandha).—§ 280 (Bhīmasena): II, 29, 1069,

1074 (vanquished by Bhīmasena on his digvijaya).—§ 287

(Rājasūyikap.): II, 34, 1273 (came to the rājasūya of

Yudhiṣṭhira).—§ 289 (Arghāharaṇap.): II, 36, 1336; 37,

(1338), 1368; 38, 1369, 1397, 1400 (did not regard Kṛṣṇa

as deserving the argha).—§ 290 (Śiśupālavadhap.): II, 40,

1427, 1428; 41, (1433); 42, (1474), 1489 (censured

Kṛṣṇa); 43, 1516, 1518 (his former history).—§ 291

(do.): II, 44, (1524); 45, 1576 (Ś. is slain by Kṛṣṇa, and

his son [Dhṛṣṭaketu] is installed as king of the Cedis).—

§ 294 (Dyūtap.): II, 47, 1686 (Sātvatamukhyena—i.e. by

Kṛṣṇa—nipātitaḥ); 50, 1812 (iva).—§ 317b (Kṛṣṇa):

III, 12, 489 (all. to § 291).—§ 319 (Saubhavadhap.): III,

14, 616 (do.), 625, 626 (Śālva will revenge the death of

Ś., his relative, bhrātā).—§ 556b (Sañjayayānap.): In

order to enhance the fame and honour of the Pāṇḍavas,

Keśava (i.e. Kṛṣṇa) formerly smote Ś., who was honoured

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by the Karūṣa king, etc. Then the other kings, deeming

Kṛṣṇa unassailable when seated on his chariot, left the

chief of the Cedis and ran away: V, 22, †671 (cf. § 291).—

§ 567 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 130ξ, 4411 (all. to § 291).—

§ 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 23ο, 970 (putran tu Ś°sya,

different from Dhṛṣṭaketu).—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 6,

183 (putras tu Ś°sya Suketuḥ, slain by Droṇa).—§ 608 (do.):

VIII, 49λ, 2334 (°sya cātmajaḥ, i.e. Dhṛṣṭaketu).—§ 621

(Rājadh.): XII, 4ε, 113. (came to the svayaṃvara of king

Citrāṅgada's daughter).—§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 340,

12962 (in a prophecy by Nārāyaṇa, all. to § 291).

Cf. also the following synonyms:—

Caidya, Cedīnām adhipaḥ, Cedipa, Cedipati,

Cedipuṅgava, Cedirāj, Cedirāja, Cedivṛṣa, q.v.

Śrautaśrava, metron. (“son of Śrutaśravā,” cf.

Harivaṃśa, v. 1930): III, 637.

Damaghoṣasuta (“son of Damaghoṣa”): I, 7029.

Damaghoṣātmaja (do.): II, 1594; III, 516.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A son of Shrutashravas and Damaghosha. 2. The reincarnation of Hiranyakashipu and Ravana who was a hater of Hari but attained liberation after being killed by Krishna.

— The Purana Index

Śiśupāla: Basic Identification as a King

3 definitions

A king of India killed by Krishna

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

name of a king

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the name of a king slain by Krishna

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 8 works: 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, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.