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वृषसेन (vRSasena)

 
Capeller Eng
English
वृषसेन॑
a.
 having a host of men
m.
 a man's name.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
वृष—सेन a See under 2. वृष.
वृष—सेन॑ b
mfn.
 (prob.) having an army of men,
VS.
वृष—सेन॑
m.
N.
 of a son of the 10th Manu,
Hariv.
of Karṇa,
MBh.
Pur.
of a great-grandson of Aśoka,
Buddh.
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
Vṛṣasena, n. of a king, descendant of Aśoka: Divy 〔433.23〕.
Schmidt Nachtrage zum Sanskrit Worterbuch
German
वृषसेन m. °N. eines दैत्य, H XLIII, 147.
नाममाला
Sanskrit
अर्जुन, फाल्गुन, जिष्णु, श्वेतवासिन्, कपिध्वज, गाण्डीविन्, कार्मुकिन्, सव्यसाचिन्, मध्यमपाण्डव, वृषसेन, सुनिर्मोक, दैत्यारि, शक्रनन्दन, कर्णशूलिन्, किरीटिन्, शब्दभेदिन्, धनञ्जय
अर्जुनः फाल्गुनो जिष्णुः श्वेतवाजी कपिध्वजः ।
गाण्डीवी कार्मुकी सव्यसाची मध्यमपाण्डवः ॥ १४३ ॥
वृषसेनः सुनिर्मोको दैत्यारिः शक्रनन्दनः ।
कर्णशूली किरीटी च शब्दभेदी धनञ्जयः ॥ १४४ ॥
verse 0.1.1.143
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Mahabharata
English
Vṛshasena^1, an ancient king. § 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II, 8, 324 (in the palace of Yama).
Vṛshasena^2, a prince. § 290 (Śiśupālavadhap.): II, 44, 1539.
Vṛshasena^3, son of Karṇa. § 571 (Ulūkadūtāgamanap.): V, 164, 5710 (Abhimanyu was pitted against V.).--§ 572 (Rathātirathasaṅkhyānap.): V, 167, 5792 (Karṇaputraḥ, a ratha in Duryodhana's army).--§ 590 (Droṇābhishekap.): VII, 16, 619, 620, 625 (fought with the Draupadeyas).-§ 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 25, 1121 (fought with the Pāṇḍya king).--§ 593 (Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 37, 1590 (checked Abhimanyu)
44, 1786 (defeated by Abhimanyu).--§ 596 (Pratijñāp.): VII, 74, 2627
75, 2673. --§ 598 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 87, 3098.--§ 599 (do.): VII, 95, 3540
104, 3894, 3915, 3917, 3920 (fought with Arjuna)
105, 3941 (the standard of V. had a peacock made of gold and adorned with jewels and gems standing as if crowing, and always adorning the van of the army)
129, 5304 (Karṇa mounted the chariot of V.)
143, 6005
145, 6062, (), 6096, 6108, 6141, 6143 (fought with Arjuna)
146, 6228, 6247, 6250 (do.)
147, 6363 (Karṇasutaḥ)
148, 6406 (Arjuna promised to slay V.).--§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 156, 6743 (karśitaḥ, sc. by Sātyaki
but the text is probably wrong in this half-śloka, as the mentioning of Vº in this connexion is quite absurd
read with B. Śalaś caiva mahārāja bhrātṛvyasana-karshitaḥ), (), 6849
157, 6941 (Karṇasya dayitaṃ putraṃ)
158, 7030
165, 7368 (fought with Drupada)
168, 7524 (do.), 7526, 7530, 7532, 7535, 7543
170, 7647 (pierced by Sātyaki), 7649, 7651
172, 7746. --§ 603 (Nārāyaṇāstramokshap.): VII, 193, 8908
200, 9309, 9315 (ºsya trisāhasrān mahārathān, they are slain by Sātyaki).--§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 5, 113 (had been slain by Arjuna, all. to § 608)
9, 321 (hataṃ, do.).-§ 608 (do.): VIII, 46, 2156 (Nakula shall proceed against V.)
48, 2252 (jyeshṭhaḥ putraḥ), 2274, 2277, 2279 (defeated by Sātyaki)
60, 3078 (Nakula proceeded against V.), 3102, 3103 (fought with Nakula)
66, 3311 (protected Karṇa)
75, †3813 (fought with Śatānīka)
84, 4276, †4279, †4291, †4299 (defeated Nakula), †4301, †4304
85, †4332, †4334, †4335, †4338, †4340, †4342 (slain by Arjuna)
87, 4372 (hataṃ).--§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 64, 3613.--§ 618 (Jalapradānikap.): XI, 15, 393 (all. to VIII, 84), 397 (do.).--§ 619 (Strīvilāpap.): XI, 21, 612 (ºsya mātaraṃ, i.e. the wife of Karṇa).--§ 789 (Putradarśanap.): XV, 32, 877 (sānujaḥ, among those who, summoned by Vyāsa, arose from the Gaṅgā). Cf. Karṇaputra, Karṇasuta, Karṇātmaja, Kārṇi.
पुराणम्
English
वृषसेन १ / VṚṢASENA I. A son of karṇa. The following information is taken from mahābhārata about him.(i) vṛṣasena was a famous warrior in the army of the kauravas. (M.B. Udyoga Parva, Chapter 167, Stanza 23).(ii) In the bhārata-battle he confronted the prominent archers such as śatānīka, pāṇḍya, abhimanyu, arjuna, drupada, sātyaki, nakula and others. (M.B. droṇa Parva).(iii) In the fight with arjuna, he was killed. (M.B. karṇa Parva, Chapter 85, Stanza 35).(iv) Among the brave souls of the Kurus who were invoked to the surface of the river gaṅgā by vyāsa, vṛṣasena also was present. (M.B. āśramavāsika parva, Chapter 32, Stanza 10).
वृषसेन २ / VṚṢASENA II. A King who shines in the council of yama. It is mentioned in mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 8, Stanza 13, that this King glorifies yama.
वृषसेन ३ / VṚṢASENA III. Mention is made in mahābhārata, Udyoga Parva, Chapter 167, Stanza 23, about a proud and honoured vṛṣasena who attended the rājasūya (sacrifice of royal consecration) of yudhiṣṭhira.