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कलिंग (kaliMga)

 
Apte 1890
English
कलिंग a. 1 Clever.
2 Cunning.
गाः (pl.) N. of a country and its inhabitants
(a district on the Coromandel coast)
उत्कलादर्शितपथः कलिंगाभिमुखो ययौ R. 4. 38
(its position is thus described in Tantras:
जगन्नाथात्समारभ्य कृष्णातीरांतगः प्रिये । कालिंगदेशः संप्रोक्तो वाममार्गपरायणः ॥).
गः 1 The fork-tailed shrike.
2 N. of several plants
(as शिरीष, प्लक्ष &c.).
गा A beautiful woman.
गं Indra grain (इंद्रयव).
कलिंग N. of a country lying to the south of Odra or Orissa and extending to the mouths of the Godāvarī. It is identified with the Northern Circars. Its capital कलिंगनगर was in ancient times at some distance from the sea-coast (cf. Dk. 7th Ullāsa), and was probably at Rājamahendri
see अंध्र also.
Apte Hindi
Hindi
कलिंगः
पुं*
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एक देश का नाम जो उड़ीसा के दक्षिण में स्थित है और गोदावरी के मुहाने तक फैला हुआ है।ब्रिटिशकाल की उतरी सरकार से इसकी एकरुपता स्थापित की जाती है।इसकी राजधानी कलिंग नगर प्राचीन काल में समुद्र तट से( तु०दश० ७ वाँ उल्लास) कुछ दूरी पर संभवतः राजमहेन्द्री में थी। दे० ‘अंध्र’ भी।
L R Vaidya
English
kaliMga {% m. pl. %} Name of a country and its inhabitants
(जगन्नाथात्समारभ्य कृष्णातीरांतगः प्रिये । कलिंगदेशः संप्रोक्तो वाममार्गपरायणः), R.xv.38.
पुराणम्
English
कलिंग १ / KALIṄGA I. ṛtāyu, King of kaliṅga was present at the svayaṁvara of draupadī. (Śloka 13, Chapter 185 Ādi Parva). rukmī played a game of dice with balabhadra with the help of kaliṅga (for details see under rukmī). The sage dīrghatamas begot a son of the wife of the aged and senile kaliṅga and the boy was named kakṣīvān (Sūkta 125, Anuvāka 18, Maṇḍala 1, ṛgveda).
कलिंग २ / KALIṄGA II. A warrior of the god skandha. (M.B. śalya Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 64).
कलिंग ३ / KALIṄGA III. A Daitya who lived in kṛtayuga. In skanda purāṇa there is a story that he conquered heaven, drove away the Dikpālakas, posted his own forces in their place and was finally killed by devī.
कलिंगम् / KALIṄGA(M) (kāliṅga). An ancient place in the south of bhārata.
Other details.(1) arjuna visited this place while he was on a pilgrimage. (Śloka 9, Chapter 214, Ādi Parva).(2) kaliṅga was also included in the countries conquered by sahadeva while he was on his victory march. (Chapter 31, Sabhā Parva).(3) People from kaliṅga presented yudhiṣṭhira with gifts for the rājasūya. (Śloka 18, Chapter 52. Sabhā Parva).(4) yudhiṣṭhira visited kaliṅga while he was on a pilgrimage. (Śloka 4, Chapter 114, Vana Parva).(5) karṇa conquered kaliṅga while he was on a victory march. (Śloka 8, Chapter 254, Vana Parva).(6) sahadeva defeated the King of kaliṅga. (Śloka 24, Chapter 23, Udyoga Parva).(7) śrī kṛṣṇa slaughtered the people of kaliṅga. (Śloka 76, Chapter 48, Udyoga Parva).(8) The people of kaliṅga took part in the war between the pāṇḍavas and kauravas. (Śloka 6, Chapter 20, droṇa parva).(9) paraśurāma conquered this place. (Śloka 12, Chapter 70, Dṛoṇa Parva).