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मिथिला (mithilA)

 
शब्दसागरः
English
मिथिला
f.
 (-ला) A city, giving name also to a kingdom, lying north-
east of Bengal, the modern Tirhut.
E.
 मिथ् to be agitated, (ene-
mies by that kingdom, ) and ईलच् Uṇadi
aff.
Yates
English
मिथिला (ला) 1.
f.
 A city or king-
dom N. E. of
Bengal, Tirhut.
Wilson
English
मिथिला
f.
 (-ला) A city, giving name also to a kingdom, lying
north-east of Bengal, the modern Tirhut.
E.
 मिथ to be agitated, (enemies by that kingdom, ) and इलच् Uṇādi
aff.
Apte 1890
English
मिथिला See under विदेह.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
मिथिला
f.
N.
 of a city said to have been founded by Mithi or Mithila (it was the capital of Videha or the modern Tirhut, and residence of King Janaka),
MBh.
Kāv.
&c.
of a school of law,
IW.
 302
&c.
Benfey
English
मिथिला मिथिला,
f.
 The name of a
town.
Apte Hindi
Hindi
मिथिला
स्त्री*
 - -
"नगर का नाम, विदेह देश की राजधानी"
मिथिला
स्त्री*
 -
Shabdartha Kaustubha
Kannada
मिथिला
पदविभागः - > स्त्रीलिङ्गः
कन्नडार्थः - > ಮಿಥಿಲಾನಗರ /ವಿದೇಹದೇಶದ ರಾಜಧಾನಿ
निष्पत्तिः - > मन्थ (विलोडने) - "इलच्" अनुनासिकलोपः अकारस्य इत्वं च निपा० (उ० १-५७)
व्युत्पत्तिः - > मथ्यन्तेऽत्र रिपवः
L R Vaidya
English
miTilA {% f. %} Name of a city, the capital of Videha, मिथिलां व्रजन् वशी R.xi.32.
Wordnet
Sanskrit
Synonyms:
 मिथिला
noun
उत्तरविहारप्रान्तस्य एकं क्षेत्रं यत्र त्रेतायुगे राज्ञः जनकस्य राज्यम् आसीत्।
"जनकः मिथिलायाः राजा आसीत् अतः मिथिलेशः इति तस्य नाम ख्यातः।"
अभिधानचिन्तामणिः
Sanskrit
--source--
साकेतं कोशलायोध्या विदेहा मिथिला समे ।
-wordlist-
साकेत (क्ली), कोशला (स्त्री), अयोध्या (स्त्री), विदेहा (स्त्री), मिथिला (स्त्री)
अभिधानरत्नमाला
Sanskrit
विदेहा
विदेहा, मिथिला
विदेहा मिथिला प्रोक्ता काशिर्वाराणसी स्मृता ।
verse 2.1.1.287
page 0034
Mahabharata
English
Mithilā, the capital of the Videhas. § 177 (Pāṇḍudigvijaya): I, 113, 4452 (Pāṇḍu went to M. and vanquished the Videhas).--§ 276 (Jarāsandhavadhap.): II, 20, 795 (on their way from Indraprastha to Rājagṛha, Kṛshṇa, etc., came to M.).--§ 479 (Pativratop.): III, 206, 13695, 13696 (the abode of the virtuous fowler)
207, 13702, 13705, 13706 (Janakena surakshitāṃ), 13714.--§ 486 (do.): III, 215, 14031.--§ 623 (Rājadh.): XII, 17, 529 (ºāyāṃ pradīptāyāṃ na me dahyati kiñcana, a sentence of Janaka).-§ 659 (Mokshadh.): XII, 178, 6641 (do.).--§ 668b (Pañcaśikhavākya): XII, 218, 7883 (Janako janadevas tu Mºāyāṃ janādhipaḥ), 7886.--§ 689 (Mokshadh.): XII, 277, 9917 (= v. 529).--§ 709b (Sulabhā-Janakasaṃv.): XII, 321, 11863 (Videhānāṃ purīṃ).--§ 713 (Śukakṛti): XII, 326, 12221, 12226, 12236 (ºopavanaṃ), 12238 (Śuka went to Janaka in M.).--§ 782f (Janaka): XIV, 32, 895.
पुराणम्
English
मिथिला / MITHILĀ .1) General information. A celebrated country of ancient bhārata. This is situated on the north-eastern side of bhārata. Its modern name is Tirhut. mithilā was ruled by the renowned janaka Kings. See under mithi to know how the country got the name mithilā.2) The-wealth of mithilā. mithilā was the capital of the extensive country of videha. Successive generations of janaka ruled the country. mithilā was noted more for its sāttvic virtues than for the pomp and glory of kings. Everyday on the protruding breasts of an idol of Rājasa-rājalakṣmī (embodiment of royal prosperity) bhasma (ashes) and candana (sandalwood paste) would be smeared. In the middle of tretāyuga videha was ruled by a janaka who brought fame and prosperity to the successive generations. A devotee of śiva and of a sāttvic disposition he was a Nityabrahmacārī (observing celibacy throughout life) and his wife a disciple of maitreyī and well-versed in Advaitavedānta was a Nit abrahmacāriṇī.
videha grew prosperous with agricultural wealth by hard work put up by the peasants and divine wealth by the virtuous deeds of the King and the people. Agri- culture was given importance, so much so that the royal emblem itself was the figure of a plough. Rains were there in season and in plenty because of the yāgas conducted properly by the King. (Bālakāṇḍa, Kamba rāmāyaṇa).3) Other details. (i) Once pāṇḍu, father of the pāṇḍavas, attacked this country and conquered it. (Śloka 28, Chapter 112, Ādi Parva).(ii) śrī kṛṣṇa, arjuna and bhīma once visited this country when they were on their way to magadha from indraprastha. (Śloka 28, Chapter 20, Sabhā Parva).(iii) karṇa once conquered and captured the country of mithilā. (Śloka 8, Chapter 254, Vana Parva).(iv) sītā was born in mithilā. (Śloka 9, Chapter 274, Vana Parva).(v) Because she was born in mithilā she is known by the name of Maithilī. (Śloka 2, Chapter 277. Vana Parva).(vi) Once mithilā was ruled by a King called dharmadhvaja. Hearing about his great Dharmajñāna (knowledge about virtues and duties) a female ascetic named sulabhā visited him in the guise of a beggar woman. (Śloka 4, Chapter 320, śānti Parva).(vii) śuka the great sage, with the permission of his father vyāsa came to mithilā and took Dharmopadeśa from King janaka. (Śloka 6, Chapter 325. śānti Parva).
शब्दकल्पद्रुमः
Sanskrit
मिथिला,
स्त्री,
 (मथ्यन्ते शत्रवो यस्याम् । मथ् +“मिथिलादयश्च” उणा० १ । ५८ । इति इलच्अकारस्येत्वं निपात्यते ।) स्वनामख्यातनगरी ।सा तु जनकराजपुरी । यथा । विदेहा मिथिलाप्रोक्ता । इति हलायुधः ॥
(यथा, महाभारते ।१ । ११३ । २८ ।“ततः कोषं समादाय वाहनानि च भूरिशः ।पाण्डुना मिथिलां गत्वा विदेहाः समरेजिताः ॥
”)अपिचास्य निरुक्त्यादिकं यथा, --“गण्डकीतीरमारभ्य चम्पारण्यान्तकं शिवे ! ।विदेहभूः समाख्याता तैरभुक्ताभिधः स तु ॥
”इति शक्तिसङ्गमतन्त्रे ७ पटलः । तैरभुक्तात्रिहुत इति ख्याता ॥
तन्नामकारणं यथा, --“अराजकभयं नॄणां मन्यमाना महर्षयः ।देहं ममन्थुः स्म निमेः कुमारः समजायत ॥
जन्मना जनकः सोऽभूद्वैदेहस्तु विदेहजः ।मिथिलो मथनाज्जातो मिथिला येन निर्म्मिता ॥
”इति श्रीमद्भागवते ९ स्कन्धे १३ अध्यायः ॥
अपि च ।“निमेः पुत्त्रस्तु तत्रैव मिथिर्नाम महान् स्मृतः ।प्रथमं भुजबलैर्येन तैरहूतस्य पार्श्वतः ।निर्म्मितं स्वीयनाम्ना च मिथिलापुरमुत्तमम् ॥
पुरीजननसामर्थ्यात् जनकः स च कीर्त्तितः ॥
”इति भविष्यपुराणम् ॥
वाचस्पत्यम्
Sanskrit
मिथिला स्त्री मिथि + अस्त्यर्थे लच् । स्वनामख्यातायां मिथि-राजधान्याम् ।
Burnouf
French
मिथिला मिथिला
f.
 np. d'une ville au nord-est du Bengale.