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सुकेतु (suketu)

 
Capeller Eng
English
सुकेतु॑
a.
 very bright.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
सु—केतु॑ mf(उ॑)n. very bright,
RV.
सु—केतु॑
m.
N.
 of a king of the Yakṣas,
Kāv.
of various kings,
MBh.
Hariv.
R.
Pur.
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
Suketu,
(1) n. of a Pratyekabuddha: Mmk 〔111.10〕
(2) n. of a Buddha: Mmk 〔130.4〕.
Schmidt Nachtrage zum Sanskrit Worterbuch
German
सुकेतु m. ° = Śiva, H XLIII, 305.
Mahabharata
English
Suketu^1, a prince. § 232 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 186, 6989 (with his sons Sunāman and Suvareas present at the svayaṃvara of Draupadī).
Suketu^2, son of Śiśupāla. § 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 6, 183 (Śiśupālasya sutaḥ, had been slain by Droṇa).
Suketu^3, son of Citraketu. § 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 54, 2630 (Citraketusutaḥ), 2633, 2635 (slain by Kṛpa).
पुराणम्
English
सुकेतु १ / SUKETU I. A king of the Solar dynasty. It is stated in bhāgavata, skandha 9 that this king was the son of nandivardhana and the father of devarāta.
सुकेतु २ / SUKETU II. A. king of the pūru dynasty. He became famous under the name Viratha. He was one of the five sons of bharata. The five sons were suhotra, suhotā, gaya, garbha and suketu. (agni purāṇa, Chapter 278).
सुकेतु ३ / SUKETU III. A king of ancient india. It is mentioned in mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 9, that this suketu and his son sunāmā were present at the Śvayaṁvara marriage of draupadī.
सुकेतु ४ / SUKETU IV. A son of Śiśupāla He was killed in the battle of bhārata by droṇa. (M.B. karṇa Parva, Chapter 6, Verse 33).
सुकेतु ५ / SUKETU V. A mighty king who stood on the side of the pāṇḍavas and fought against the kauravas in the bhārata-battle. This king who was the son of citraketu, was killed by the arrow of the teacher kṛpa. (M.B. karṇa Parva, Chapter 54, Verse 21).
सुकेतु ६ / SUKETU VI. The father of tāṭakā. It is stated in Kamba rāmāyaṇa, Bālakāṇḍa, that this suketu was the son of the gandharva King surakṣaka. (See under tāṭakā for further details).
Capeller
German
सुकेतु॑ sehr hell.
Grassman
German
su-ketú, a., schönes Licht [ketú] habend, schön strahlend.
-ávas uṣásas {241, 10}.
Stchoupak
French
सु-केतु-
m.
 roi des Yakṣa
n.
 d'autres princes.