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पुरूरवस (purUravasa)

 
शब्दसागरः
English
पुरूरवस
m.
 (-वाः)
1. The son of BUDHA and Ilā and the second king of
the lunar dynasty. He was a prince renowned for liberality, devo-
tion, love of truth and personal beauty. He fell in love with
Urvashi while she was descending from heaven. Urvashi returned
his love and became his wife. The king passed many happy days
in her company and had one son by her. After some days the
nymph returned to her home leaving the king to mourn her loss
but she repeated her visits five times successively and bore five
sons to the king. Purūravas was not however, satisfied and longed
for an inseparable union with her. This he secured by, celebrating
many sacrifices. The story has its origin in a passage in
Haribansha where Urvashī is represented as going to live with
Purūravas on certain conditions, the accidental violation of
which made her leave the king.
2. A demigod, of the class of
Viswadevas.
E.
 पुरु much, रु to sound, Unādi
aff.
 असि, form
irr
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Monier Williams Cologne
English
पुरू—रवस
m.
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 prec.
m.
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MārkP.
वाचस्पत्यम्
Sanskrit
पुरू(रु)रवस
पु०
 सोमवंश्ये नृपभेदे “तथेति ताभ्यामुक्तेतु देवाभ्यां सैव कन्यका । इला समभवत् सद्यः सुद्यम्नइति विश्रुतः । पुनश्चेश्वरशापेन मृगव्यामटता वने ।स्त्रीत्वमासादितन्तेन मनुपुतेर्श्च धीमता । पुरू(रु)रवसना-मानं चक्रवर्त्तिममूर्जितम् । जनयामाश्च तनयं यत्र सोम-सुतो बुधः” मार्क०
पु०
 १११ अ० । पुरू(रु)रवस् पृषो० तत्रार्थे