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नृग (nRga)

 
शब्दसागरः
English
नृग
m.
 (-गः) The name of a king, the son of IKSHWAKU.
Capeller Eng
English
नृग
m.
 a man's name.
Yates
English
नृग (गः) 1.
m.
 A son of
Ikshwāku.
Wilson
English
नृग
m.
 (-गः) The name of a king, the son of IKṢVĀKU.
Apte
English
नृगः [nṛgḥ], A son of Manu Vaivasvata, who, it is said, was cursed by a Brāhmaṇa to be a lizard.
Apte 1890
English
नृगः A son of Manu Vaivasvata, who, it is said, was cursed by a Brāhmaṇa to be a lizard.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
नृ—ग
m.
N.
 of an ancient king,
MBh.
of a grandson of Ogha-vat, ib.
of a son of Uśīnara by Nṛ-gā (ancestor of the Yaudheyas),
Hariv.
of a son of Manu,
VP.
of the father of Su-mati,
BhP.
of a king (the patron of the philosopher Vācaspati-miśra)
(°गस्य साम
n.
N.
 of a Sāman, ĀrṣBr. )
Apte Hindi
Hindi
नृगः
पुं*
 - -
"वैवस्वत मनु का पुत्र, जो एक ब्राह्मण के शापवश छिपकली बना"
Shabdartha Kaustubha
Kannada
नृग
पदविभागः - > पुल्लिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ಒಬ್ಬ ದೊರೆ /ವೈವಸ್ವತ ಮನುವಿನ ಒಬ್ಬ ಮಗ
विस्तारः - > ಈ ದೊರೆಯು ಅನೇಕ ಗೋವುಗಳನ್ನು ದಾನಮಾಡಿದವನು. ಈ ರಾಜನಿಗೆ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾವತಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ಜನ್ಮ ವಿಮೋಚನೆಯಾಯಿತು.
Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum
English
नृग king, patron of the philosopher Vācaspatimiśra.
Hall p. 87.
Wordnet
Sanskrit
Synonyms:
 नृग
noun
उशीनरस्य पुत्रः।
"नृगः नृगायाः गर्भात् जातः।"
Mahabharata
English
Nṛga, an ancient king. § 61 (Sarpasattra): I, 55, †2101 (ºsya yajñaḥ, comparison).--§ 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II, 8, 319 (in the palace of Yama).--§ 377 (Dhaumyatīrthak.): III, 88, 8329 (sarin Nºsya, i.e. Payoshṇī), 8330 (Mārkaṇḍeya sung a gāthā in honour of N.), 8331 (performed a sacrifice, at the tīrtha Vārāha on the Payoshṇī).--§ 378 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 94, 8503 (yathaiva hi Nºo rājā).--§ 403b (Payoshṇī): III, 121, 10291 (description of N's sacrifice on the Payoshṇī). --§ 468 (Indradyumnop.): III, 199, ††13348 (nanu Devakīputreṇāpi Kṛshṇena Narake majjamāno rājarshir Nºs tasmāt kṛcchrāt punaḥ samuddhṛtya svargaṃ prāpitaḥ. cf. § 746).-§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 9, 315.--§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.): VI, 17, 645 (obtaine the highest regions).--§ 595 (Shoḍaśarāj., v. Māndhātṛ): VIII, 62, 2282 (vanquished by Māndhātṛ).--§ 615kk (Kurukshetrak.): IX, 53, †3031 (ºādyā naradevamukhyāḥ, performed sacrifices in Kurukshetra). --§ 621 (Rājadh.): XII, 8, 238 (had ruled the earth).-§ 720b (Sudarśanop.): XIII, 2, 121 (grandson of Oghavat). --§ 723 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 6, 332 (had been transformed into a lizard (kṛkalāsa, cf. § 746).--§ 746 (do.): XIII, 70, 3452 (ºena sumahat kṛeekraṃ yad avāptaṃ), 3458, 3461, 3481, 3482, 3483 (on account of his giving away a cow who did not belong to him N. was reborn as a lizard (kṛkalāsa) but was rescued by Kṛshṇa)
72, 3453 (all. to chap. 70)
76, †3689 (had made-gifts of kine)--§ 747 (do.): XIII, 84, 3934 (do.).--§ 761 (do.): XIII, 115, 5662 (abstained from meat during the month of Kārttika).--§ 775 (do.): XIII, 166, 7674 (enumeration).--§ 786d (Nakulākhyāna): King N. made gifts of thousands of cows to the twice born, by giving away only one cow which did not belong to him he fell into hell: XIV, 90, 2789.
पुराणम्
English
नृग / NṚGA. A king born in the dynasty of vaivasvata manu.1) Genealogy. Descended from viṣṇu thus: brahmā-marīci--kaśyapa--vivasvān--vaivasvata manu-mahābāhu--prasandhi--kṣupa--nṛga.
nṛga was the younger brother of ikṣvāku. From nṛga was born sumati, from him the king called Jyotis, from Jyotis vasu and from vasu pratīka.2) nṛga became chameleon. nṛga was an extremely righteous and generous King. Once, at puṣkara he gifted away thousands of cows to brahmins. There was a brahmin called parvata living near puṣkara. He too was given a cow and it was after that the brahmin named Anārata came. By then there remained no cow to be gifted. Anārata came after parvata had gone into the forest after leaving the cow at the pond (puṣkara). nṛga had forgotten the fact that the cow had already been gifted away to parvata and finding it there owner-less he gave it to Anārata, who went away with the cow very much pleased. The King and his ministers also returned to the palace.
A very short time afterwards parvata returned to the pond and felt very sorry to miss his cow. He searched for it here and there and at last found it at Anārata's house. Quarrel ensued between the two, parvata alleging that Anārata had stolen his cow while the latter contended that it had been given to him by the King. Now, it was decided that the question should be submitted for arbitration to the King, and the contending parties went to the capital to see the King. At the palace they asked the gate-keepers to tell the King about their arrival. But, they did not tell the King, nor did he come.
Angered at this the brahmins cursed that nṛga be converted into a chameleon and live as such for a thousand years. The King heard about the curse and ran up to the brahmins and requested for absolution from it. The brahmins then said that after one thousand years Mahāviṣṇu would incarnate as śrī kṛṣṇa and that at his touch nṛga, the chameleon would resume his former form as King. According to this curse nṛga was born as a chameleon in a neglected well at dvārakā. One day sāmba and others who happened to go near the well tried their best to take the chameleon out of it, to no purpose. At last kṛṣṇa with his attendants came and took it out of the well. At Kṛṣṇa's touch it resumed its form as King nṛga, and related the story of his curse to the onlookers, who stood there wondering.3) Other information. (i) After his death nṛga lived in Yama's court worshipping him. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 8).(ii) nṛga once conducted a yajña on the banks of the river payoṣṇī in Varāhatīrtha at which indra drank soma so much as to get intoxicated, and the brahmins danced with pleasure at the very liberal gifts made to them. (Vana Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 5).(iii) nṛga was a King very dear to Indians. (bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 7).(iv) kṛṣṇa granted salvation to nṛga who changed, at his touch, from chameleon to his former form as King nṛga. (anuśāsana parva, Chapter 70, Verse 29).(v) He did not eat flesh. (anuśāsana parva. Chapter 70, Verse 29).
शब्दकल्पद्रुमः
Sanskrit
नृगः,
पुं,
 राजविशेषः । यथा, श्रीभागवते ।“नृगो नाम नरेन्द्रोऽहमिक्ष्वाकुतनयः प्रभो ॥
”(अस्य राजप्रवरस्य कदाचिद् गोदानप्रमाद-जनितपापात् कृकलासत्वप्राप्तिर्वृष्णिकुमार-गणानुरुद्धेन पुनर्भगवता वासुदेवेनोद्धारादिकथाच महाभारते । १३ । ६० । अध्यायस्य प्रथम-श्लोकादास्रमाप्तेर्द्रष्टव्या ॥
नॄन् जीवान् गच्छतिप्राप्नोति जानाति वेति व्युत्पत्त्या परमात्मा ॥
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वाचस्पत्यम्
Sanskrit
नृग
पु०
 औशीनरे १ नृपभेदे २ तत्पत्र्यां स्त्री । दर्वाशब्दे३४७३ पृ० मूलं दृश्यम् । “राजर्षेस्तस्य च सरिन्न-मस्य भरतर्षभ! । रम्यतीया बहुजला पयोष्णी द्विज-सेविता” भा० व० ८८ अ० । स च अज्ञानात् स्वकीयधेनुबुद्ध्या ब्राह्मणधेनुं विप्राय दत्त्वा कृकलासतां प्राप्तइत्येषा कथा भा० अनु० ७० अ० दृश्या ।
Capeller
German
नृग
m.
 Mannsname.