विचित्रवीर्यvicitravīrya

विचित्रवीर्य (vicitravīrya) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of a celebrated king of the lunar race, an ancient king, name of a king of the lunar race, a king, son of Shantanu and Satyavati. Its 5 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them King Vicitravīrya (Detailed Narrative and Lineage), King Vicitravīrya (General Identification).

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King Vicitravīrya (Detailed Narrative and Lineage)

3 definitions

the name of a celebrated king of the lunar race

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a king, son of Shantanu and Satyavati

विचित्रवीर्य (vicitravīrya) [Printed book page 726-2]
Vicitravīrya, a king, son of Śāntanu and Satyavatī. § 4

(Anukram.): I, 1, 94 (kṣetre V°sya…Kṛṣṇa-Dvaipā-

yanaḥ…trīn…Kauravyān janayām āsa, all. to § 171).

—§ 11 (Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 375 (°sya…rājye sampratipā-

danaṃ).—§ 83 (Ādivaṃśāvatāraṇa): I, 63, 2441 (Kṛṣṇa-

Dvaipayanād…kṣetre V°sya, all. to § 171).—§ 156

(Pūruvaṃś.): I, 95, ††3803 (V. and Citrāṅgada were the

sons of Śāntanu and Satyavatī, cf. § 166), ††3804 (married

Ambikā and Ambālīkā, cf. § 167).—§ 157 (do.): I, 95,

††3805 (died without offspring, cf. § 167), ††3807 (Vyāsa

begot children on the widows of V., cf. § 171).—§ 166

(Citrāṅgadop.): I, 101, 4069 (the birth of V.), 4078 (after

the death of Citrāṅgada, V., who was still a child, was

installed as king), 4079.—§ 167 (Vicitravīryoparama): I,

102, 4126, 4131, 4137, 4138, 4140, 4142, 4145 (V. married

Ambikā and Ambālikā, but soon died of consumption).—§ 171

(Vicitravīryasutotpatti): I, 105, 4224 (°kṣetreṣu), 4240

(do.), 4253, 5254 (bhrātā V°sya, i.e. Vyāsa); 106, 4304

(Vyāsa begot Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu on the widows of V.

and Vidura on the maid of Ambikā).—§ 213 (Jatugṛhap.):

I, 145, 5744 (Śāntanavaḥ…rājarṣiḥ); 151, 5906

(snuṣāṃ V°sya, i.e. Kuntī).—§ 236 (Svayaṃvarap.): I,

192, †7173 (°sya sutasya, i.e. Pāṇḍu).—§ 290 (Śicupāla-

vadhap.): II, 41, 1455 (bhrātā V°s te, sc. Bhīṣma's, all.

to § 167).—§ 401 (Balarāma): III, 119, †10248 (°sya sutaḥ,

i.e. Dhṛtarāṣṭra).—§ 569 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 147, 4978,

4979 (repetition from §§ 166—171).—§ 572 (Rathātiratha-

saṅkhyānap.): V, 172, 5938 (all. to § 166).—§ 573 (Ambopā-

khyānap.): V, 173, 5947, 5948; 174, 5967 (repetition

from § 167); 176, 6072 (do.).—§ 744 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII,

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44β, 2441 (repetition from § 167, but with some alterations).

—§ 787 (Āśramavāsap.): XV, 9λ, 283. Cf. Kaurava,

Kauravya, Kurukulodvaha.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A son of Shantanu and Dasayi, married to Ambika and Ambalika.

— The Purana Index

King Vicitravīrya (General Identification)

2 definitions

name of a king of the lunar race

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

an ancient king

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.