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चन्द्रसेन (candrasena)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
चन्द्र—सेन
m.
N.
 of a prince (son of Samudra-sena),
MBh.
 i
f.
 , vii
=
 -वाहन,
Vīrac.
 ii
N.
 of a hero of Kālikā, xxx.
Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum
English
चन्द्रसेन a Jaina:
Kevalajñānahorā jy. Rice 318.
Mahabharata
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Candrasena^1, a prince, son of Samudrasena. § 232 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 186, 6991 (Samudrasenaputraḥ, came to the svayaṃvara of Draupadī).--§ 280 (Bhīmasena): II, 30, 1098 (in the East, with Samudrasena he is vanquished by Bhīmasena).--§ 571 (Rathātirathas.): V, 171, 5911 (among the rathas of the Pāṇḍavas).--§ 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 23, 1007 (Samudrasenaputraṃ, proceeded against Droṇa, description of his horses).--§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 156, 6912 (the same?, slain by Aśvatthāman)
158, 7009 (the same?).
Candrasena^2, a Kuru warrior. § 605 (Karṇap.): VIII, 27, 1084 (attacked Arjuna, PCR. has Candradeva).
Candrasena^2. § 611 (Śalyap.): IX, 12, 644 (slain by Yudhishṭhira).
पुराणम्
English
चन्द्रसेन १ / CANDRASENA I. A king of siṁhala deśa (Ceylon). candrasena had two daughters, mandodarī and indumatī by his wife guṇavatī. kambugrīva, son of sudhanvā, the chief of Mādra desired to marry mandodarī. But, since she preferred unmarried life Kambugrīva's desire did not fructify. Some time later she refused to marry another suitor also, King vīrasena of kosala. Meanwhile the marriage of her younger sister, indumatī was celebrated, herself having selected sudeṣṇa, the Mādra prince at the svayaṁvara as husband. Though a handsome person sudeṣṇa was a philanderer, and one day indumatī saw him in bed with her maid-servant. From that day onwards, cutting asunder all marital relationship with sudeṣṇa, indumatī went and stayed with her father. This story told by Mahiṣāsura to show that women possess only very little discretion occurs in the Pañcama skandha of devībhāgavata.
चन्द्रसेन २ / CANDRASENA II. A king of Ujjayanī and a great devotee of śiva. As he performed great sacrifices and gave away money and materials in gift to those who prayed for them, an attendant of śiva called maṇibhadra once gave him a gem, which possessed supernatural powers. Attracted by the lustre and glare of the gem many kings wanted to purchase it. But candrasena refused to sell it. Much incensed at the refusal, the enemy kings set out to fight candrasena, who then took refuge in the mahākāla temple in Ujjayanī the idol installed in which was śivaliṅga. Lord śiva then appeared to him and granted him salvation. (śiva purāṇa, Śanipradoṣamāhātmyam).
चन्द्रसेन ३ / CANDRASENA III. The mahābhārata refers to another candrasena, son of samudrasena, King of Bengal. He was present at the svayaṁvara of pāñcālī. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 11). Bhīmasena once defeated candrasena and his father in fight. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 30, Verse 24). After that candrasena became a supporter of the pāṇḍavas. It is stated in droṇa parva that in the great war candrasena fought from a chariot drawn by horses as white as candra (moon) and got killed by aśvatthāmā.
चन्द्रसेन ४ / CANDRASENA IV. Another candrasena, a partisan of the kauravas, is referred to in the bhārata as having fought against the pāṇḍavas. His duty was to guard the chariot wheels of śalya
he was killed by yudhiṣṭhira. (śalya Parva, Chapter 12, Verse 52).
वाचस्पत्यम्
Sanskrit
चन्द्रसेन
पु०
 चन्द्रा आह्लादिका सेनाऽस्य । भारतप्रसिद्धेसमुद्रमेनपुत्रे राजभेदे “समुद्रसेनपुत्रश्च चन्द्रसेनः प्रतप-पबान्” भा० आ० १८६ अ० । “जघान स (द्रोणिः)पृषद्रुञ्च चन्द्रसेनञ्च मानिवम्” भा० द्रो० १५६ अ० ।“समुद्रसेनं निर्ज्जित्य चन्द्रसेनञ्च पार्थिवम्” भा० स०२९ अ० । भीमप्राचीविजये ।