# वज्रदत्त (vajradatta)

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वज्रदत्त (vajradatta) is a Sanskrit word meaning the son of Bhaga-datta, of a prince, a king of Pundarikini, an author, king of Pragjyotisha and son of Bhagadatta. Its 5 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Vajradatta, son of Bhagadatta (Mahabharata character), Vajradatta, a king of Puṇḍarīkiṇī, Vajradatta, a prince (Harṣacarita).

- **SLP1:** `vajradatta`  **IAST:** vajradatta  **Devanagari:** वज्रदत्त
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajradatta
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vajradatta/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Vajradatta, son of Bhagadatta (Mahabharata character) (2 definitions)
- the son of Bhaga-datta  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 913,2] वज्र (vajra) — दत्त (—datta) m. N. of a son of Bhaga-datta, MBh. [ ID=184896 ]
- King of Pragjyotisha and son of Bhagadatta  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > वज्रदत्त (vajradatta) [Printed book page 705-2 ] Vajradatta, king of Prāgjyotiṣa, the son of Bhagadatta. § 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 75, 2176, 2187, 2191; 76, 2196, 2199, 2200, 2203, 2204, 2214 (vanquished by Arjuna, when the latter followed the sacrificial horse). Cf. Bhagadattaja, Bhagadattasuta, Bhagadattātmaja, Prāgjyotiṣādhipa. [ ID=11434 ]

### Vajradatta, a king of Puṇḍarīkiṇī (1 definition)
- a king of Pundarikini  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a king of Puṇḍarīkiṇī, HPariś. [ ID=184898 ]

### Vajradatta, a prince (Harṣacarita) (1 definition)
- of a prince  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a prince, Hcar. [ ID=184897 ]

### Vajradatta, an author (Buddhist) (1 definition)
- an author  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( श्री - (śrī-) ), N. of an author, Buddh. [ ID=184899 ]

## Sources

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

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