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वीरभद्रvīrabhadra

वीरभद्र (vīrabhadra) is a Sanskrit word meaning a distinguished hero, a horse fit for the Ashvamedha sacrifice, andropogon Muricatus, an epithet of a Rudra, an incarnation or fierce form of Shiva, a warrior on the side of the Pandavas. Its 15 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them Emanation/Attendant of Śiva, A Distinguished Hero, Pāṇḍava Warrior in Mahābhārata.

Definitions
15
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Meanings by context

Emanation/Attendant of Śiva

7 definitions
an incarnation or fierce form of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A horse fit for the Ashvamedha sacrifice. 2. A distinguished hero. 3. A fragrant grass. 4. An attendant of Shiva. 5. One of the Rudras.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mythical hero created by Shiva. 2. A horse suitable for sacrifice. 3. A type of fragrant grass.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A horse fit for the Ashvamedha sacrifice. 2. A distinguished hero. 3. A fragrant grass. 4. One of Shiva's attendants. 5. One of the Rudras.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a divine being evolved from Shiva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A fierce warrior form created from the wrath of Shiva to destroy Daksha's sacrifice.

— The Purana Index

1. One of the attendants of Shiva. 2. The head of a Shiva gana.

— The Purana Index

A Distinguished Hero

2 definitions
a distinguished hero

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A horse fit for sacrifice. 2. A hero. 3. Fragrant grass.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pāṇḍava Warrior in Mahābhārata

2 definitions
a warrior on the side of the Pandavas

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Pandava warrior

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Fragrant Grass (Andropogon Muricatus)

1 definition
Andropogon Muricatus

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Horse for Aśvamedha Sacrifice

1 definition
a horse fit for the Ashvamedha sacrifice

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a King or Author

1 definition
of a king and various authors

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Rudra

1 definition
an epithet of a Rudra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: 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.