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विराट (virATa)

 
शब्दसागरः
English
विराट
m.
 (-टः)
1. A country, one of the midland division of India, pro-
bably Berār.
2. A sovereign.
E.
 वि before रट् to sound,
aff.
 घञ् ।
Capeller Eng
English
विराट
m.
N.
 of an ancient king.
Yates
English
वि-राट (टः) 1.
m.
 A midland coun-
try of India
a sovereign.
Wilson
English
विराट
m.
 (-टः)
1 A country, one of the midland divisions of India, probably Berar.
2 A sovereign.
E.
 वि before रट to sound,
aff.
 घञ्.
Apte
English
विराटः [virāṭḥ], 1
N.
 of a district in India.
N.
 of a king of the Matsyas. The Pāṇḍavas lived incognito in the service of this king for one year, (the thirteenth of their exile) having assumed different disguises. His daughter Uttarā was married to Abhimanyu and was mother of Parīkṣit who succeeded Yudhiṣṭhira to the throne of Hastināpura.
Comp.
 -जः a sort of inferior diamond. -पर्वन्
n.
 the fourth book of the Mahābhārata.
Apte 1890
English
विराटः 1 N. of a district in India.
2 N. of a king of the Matsyas. The Pāṇḍavas lived incognito in the service of this king for one year, (the thirteenth of their exile) having assumed different disguises. His daughter Uttarā was married to Abhimanyu and was mother of Parīkṣit who succeeded Yudhisṭhira to the throne of Hastināpura.
Comp.
जः a sort of inferior diamond.
पर्वन् n. the fourth book of the Mahābhārata.
विराट See मत्स्य.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
विराट
m.
N.
 of one of the midland or northwest districts of India (perhaps Berar),
VarBṛS.
N.
 of an ancient king of a particular district in India, (the Pāṇḍavas being obliged to live in concealment during the thirteenth year of their exile, journeyed to the court of this king and entered his service in various disguises),
MBh.
Hariv.
&c.
N.
 of Buddha,
L.
Monier Williams 1872
English
विराट विराट, अस्, m., N. of one of the
midland or north-west districts of India (perhaps
Berar)
N. of an ancient king of a particular district
in India, (the Pāṇḍavas being obliged to live in con-
cealment during the thirteenth year of their exile,
journied to the court of this king and entered his
service in various disguises.)
—विराट-ज, अस्, m. =
राज-पट्ट, a sort of inferior diamond (said to be
found in the country Virāṭa).
—विराट-पर्वन्, अ,
n., N. of the fourth book of the Mahā-bhārata (describ-
ing the adventures of the Pāṇḍu princes when living
in the service of king Virāṭa).
Benfey
English
विराट विराट,
m.
 The name of a
country.
Apte Hindi
Hindi
विराटः
पुं*
 - विशेषो राटो यत्र
भारतवर्ष के एक जिले का नाम
विराटः
पुं*
 - -
मत्स्य देश के एक राजा का नाम
विराटः
पुं*
 - -
धौलपुर के पश्चिम में स्थित देश। कहा जाता है कि पांडव लोग दशार्ण के उतर में शौरसेन तथा रोहितक के भूभाग से होते हुए यमुना के तट इस प्रदेश में आये थे। विराट देश की राजधानी संभवतः वैराट ही थी जो आजकल जयपुर से ४० मील उतर में बैरात के नाम से विख्यात है।
विराटः
पुं*
 -
L R Vaidya
English
virAwa {% m. %} 1. Name of a district
2. name of a king of the Matsyas. (See App. II.)
Wordnet
Sanskrit
Synonyms:
 विराट
noun
महाभारते वर्णितः एकः राजा
"युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः"[गीता अध्याय 1]"
Mahabharata
English
Virāṭa = Virāṭaparvan: I, 89.
पुराणम्
English
विराट / VIRĀṬA .1) General information. The King of matsya country. During the pseudonymity of the pāṇḍavas this King sheltered them. At the end of the pseudonymity of one year, the kauravas had stolen the cows of virāṭa. In the fight which ensued arjuna entered the battlefield with uttara, the son of King virāṭa, and defeated the kauravas and proclaimed that the life of pseudonymity was over. After that abhimanyu married uttarā the daughter of virāṭa. (M.B. virāṭa Parva).2) Other details. (i) This virāṭa, the King of matsya was born from a portion of the Marudgaṇas. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 67, Stanza 82).(ii) King virāṭa had two sons named uttara and śaṅkha. It was with these sons that he attended the svayaṁvara marriage of draupadī. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Stanza 8).(iii) In the regional conquest conducted by sahadeva, before the Imperial consecration-sacrifice of the pāṇḍavas, virāṭa fought with him and was defeated. (M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 31, Stanza 2).(iv) King virāṭa attended the rājasūya (sacrifice of imperial consecration) of yudhiṣṭhira. (M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 44, Stanza 20).(v) virāṭa gave as a gift to yudhiṣṭhira two thousand tuskers adorned with gold chains. (M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 52, Stanza 26).(vi) The name of the wife of King virāṭa was sudeṣṇā. (M.B. virāṭa Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 6).(vii) During the incognito-life of the pāṇḍavas, King virāṭa sheltered them in his palace. He took yudhiṣṭhira as a court-favourite, Bhīmasena as the over-seer of his dining hall, arjuna as the dancing master, nakula as the head of the stables, and sahadeva as the head of the cow-herds. (M.B. virāṭa Parva, Chapters 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12).(viii) The first wife of King virāṭa was surathā, the princess of kosala. A son named śveta was born to virāṭa by surathā. After the death of surathā, he married sudeṣṇā the daughter of sūta, King of kekaya. To sudeṣṇā two sons named śaṅkha and uttara and as the youngest, a daughter named uttarā were born. (M.B. virāṭa Parva, Dākṣiṇātya Pāṭha, Chapter 16).(ix) It is stated in mahābhārata, virāṭa Parva, Dākṣiṇātyapāṭha, Chapter 26, that King virāṭa had ten brothers.(x) virāṭa had two brothers named śatānīka and madirākṣa. sūryadatta is another name of śatānīka. He was the commander of the army of virāṭa. madirākṣa was also called viśālākṣa. (M.B. virāṭa Parva, Chapters 31 and 32).(xi) At the time of the theft of the cows, King virāṭa engaged in combat with suśarmā. (M.B. virāṭa Parva, Chapter 32, Stanza 28).(xii) suśarmā caught hold of virāṭa alive. (M.B. virāṭa Parva, Chapter 33, Stanza 7).(xiii) virāṭa was one of the seven prominent commanders of the army of yudhiṣṭhira. (M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 157, Stanza 11).(xiv) On the first day of the battle of bhārata there was a combat between virāṭa and bhagadatta. (M.B. bhīṣma parva, Chapter 45, Stanza 49).(xv) virāṭa attacked bhīṣma. (M.B. bhīṣma parva, Chapter 73, Stanza 1).(xvi) In the fight between virāṭa and droṇa, śaṅkha was killed. With that virāṭa ran away. (M.B. bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 82, Stanza 14).(xvii) There was a combat between virāṭa and Aśvat- thāmā. (M.B. bhīṣma parva, Chapter 110, Stanza 16).(xviii) virāṭa combatted with jayadratha. (M.B. bhīṣma parva, Chapter 116, Stanza 42).(xix) virāṭa fought with vinda and anuvinda. (M.B. droṇa parva, Chapter 25, Stanza 20).(xx) In the fight with śalya, virāṭa fell down unconscious. (M.B. droṇa parva, Chapter 167, Stanza 34).(xxi) In the battle which followed, Droṇācārya killed virāṭa. (M.B. karṇa Parva, Chapter 6, Stanza 6).(xxii) Mention is made in mahābhārata, strī Parva, Chapter 26, Stanza 33, that the funeral ceremony of virāṭa was conducted in a befitting manner and in mahābhārata, śānti Parva, Chapter 42, Stanza 4, that yudhiṣṭhira performed offering to the Manes for him.(xxiii) After death, virāṭa entered heaven and joined the Marudgaṇas. (M.B. svargārohaṇa parva, Chapter 5, Stanza 15).(xxiv) The synonyms used in mahābhārata for virāṭa are, matsya, Matsyapati, Matsyarāṭ, Matsyarāja etc.
विराट म् / VIRĀṬA (M). The country called matsya. King virāṭa was the ruler of this country. (See under virāṭa).
शब्दकल्पद्रुमः
Sanskrit
विराटः,
पुं,
 देशविशेषः । इति शब्दरत्नावली ॥
(अत्रैव पञ्चपाण्डवाः सह द्रौपद्या अज्ञात-मुषितवन्तः । यथा, महाभारते । ४ । १ । १ ।“कथं विराटनगरे मम पूर्व्वपितामहाः ।अज्ञातवासमुषिता दुर्य्योधनभयार्द्दिताः ॥
”)तद्देशीयराजा । यथा, --“अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्ज्जुनसमा युधि ।युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः ॥
”इति श्रीभगवद्गीतायाम् १ अध्यायः ॥
वाचस्पत्यम्
Sanskrit
विराट
पु०
 विशेषो राटो यत्र । १ देशभेदे, तद्देशाधिपे २ नृपे च । भा० विराटपर्वणि दृश्यम् ।
Capeller
German
विराट
m.
 N. eines alten Königs.
Burnouf
French
विराट विराट
m.
 np. de roi
np. d'un pays dans le
centre de l'Inde.
विराटज
m.
 (जन्) sorte de diamant.
Stchoupak
French
विराट-
m.
n.
 d'un roi des Matsya.
°नगर- nt. capitale de Virāṭa.
°पर्वन्- nt. titre d'une section du MhBh.