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शिखण्डिनी (zikhaNDinI)

 
Spoken Sanskrit
English
शिखण्डिनी zikhaNDinI
f.
 pea-hen
शिखण्डिनी zikhaNDinI
f.
 pea-hen
शिखिनी zikhinI
f.
 pea-hen
नीलकण्ठ nIlakaNTha
m.
 peacock a species of gallinule or water-hen
Apte
English
शिखण्डिनी [śikhaṇḍinī], 1 A pea-hen
बर्हाणामपरशिखण्डिनीं भरेण । आलोक्य व्यवदधतं पुरो मयूरम् ॥
Śi.*
 8.11.
A kind of jasmine.
N.
 of the daughter of Drupada
see शिखण्डिन् above.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
शिखण्डिनी (इनी),
f.
 a pea-hen,
MBh.
the shrub Abrus Precatorius,
L.
N.
 of a daughter of Drupada (afterwards changed to a male
See above),
MBh.
of the wife of Antardhāna,
Hariv.
Pur.
of two Apsaras (daughters of Kaśyapa and regarded as the authoresses of
RV.
 ix, 104),
Anukr.
Apte Hindi
Hindi
शिखण्डिनी
स्त्री*
 - शिखण्डिण् + ङीप्
मोरनी
शिखण्डिनी
स्त्री*
 - शिखण्डिण् + ङीप्
एक प्रकार की चमेली
शिखण्डिनी
स्त्री*
 - शिखण्डिण् + ङीप्
द्रुपद की पुत्री
Wordnet
Sanskrit
Synonyms:
 शिखण्डिनी
noun
एका पौराणिकी महिला।
"शिखण्डिनी अन्तर्धिनः पत्नी आसीत्।"
Sanskrit Tibetan
Tibetan
khyu
१) उदज २) गण ३) वृन्द ४) शिखण्डिनी ५) संपदः
Mahabharata
English
Śikhaṇḍinī, v. Śikhaṇḍin^1.
पुराणम्
English
शिखण्डी / ŚIKHAṆḌĪ (śikhaṇḍinī I). Rebirth of ambā, daughter of the king of kāśī. ambā ended her life with the vow that she would take revenge on bhīṣma and was born in the next life as the daughter of king drupada under the name śikhaṇḍinī, and śikhaṇḍinī helped arjuna in the war at kurukṣetra to kill Bhīsma. (For the history of ambā ending in two lives see under ambā. Certain pieces of information not included under that head are given below).(1) śikhaṇḍinī was present at the wedding of abhimanyu in the city of upaplavya. (virāṭa Parva, Chapter 72, Verse 17).(2) śikhaṇḍī learned archery at the feet of Droṇācārya. (Udyoga Parva, Chapter 192, Verse 60).(3) On the first day of the great war a duel was fought between śikhaṇḍī and aśvatthāmā. (bhīṣma parva, Chapter 45, Verse 46).(4) Śīkhaṇḍī retreated from battle-field in fear of droṇa. (bhīṣma parva, Chapter 69, Verse 31). (5) A second duel was fought by him and aśvatthāmā. (bhīṣma parva, Chapter 82, Verse 26).(6) śikhaṇḍī broke the arrow of śalya with his divine arrow (bhīṣma parva, Chapter 85, Verse 29).(7) He tried to kill bhīṣma. (bhīṣma parva, Chapter 108, Verse 45).(8) śikhaṇḍī attacked bhīṣma at the instance of arjuna. (bhīṣma parva, Chapter 110, Verse 1).(9) He followed that attack with many other attacks. (bhīṣma parva, Chapters 114, 118 and 119).(10) sañjaya praised the prowess of śikhaṇḍī to dhṛtarāṣṭra. (droṇa parva, Chapter 10, Verse 45).(11) bhūriśravā and Śikhanḍī fought with each other. (droṇa parva, Chapter 14, Verse 43).(12) śikhaṇḍī and karṇa fought with each other. (droṇa parva, Chapter 26, Verse 7).(13) śikhaṇḍī and bālhīka fought with each other. (droṇa parva, Chapter 96, Verse 7).(14) In the fight that followed, śikhaṇḍī was defeated by Kṛtavarman. (droṇa parva, Chapter 114, Verse 82).(15) Kṛpācārya defeated śikhaṇḍī. (droṇa parva, Chapter 169, Verse 22).(16) In the battle that followed with Kṛtavarman, śikhaṇḍī fainted. (karṇa Parva, Chapter 26, Verse 26).(17) Defeated by Kṛpācārya, śikhaṇḍī had to run away for life. (karṇa Parva, Chapter 54).(18) karṇa defeated śikhaṇḍī. (karṇa Parva, Chapter 61, Verse 7).(19) Annihilating the army of Prabhadrakas śikhaṇḍī fought fiercely with Kṛtavarman and kṛpa. (śalya Parva, Chapter 15, Verse 7).(20) śikhaṇḍī resisted the advance of aśvatthāmā. (śalya Parva, Chapter 16, Verse 6).(21) In the fierce battle that was fought after the fall of bhīṣma aśvatthāmā killed śikhaṇḍī. (Sauptika Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 65).(22) Synonyms of śikhaṇḍī used in mahābhārata. Bhīṣmahantā, śikhaṇḍinī, Draupadeya, Drupadātmaja, pāñcālya, Yājñaseni etc.
शिखण्डिनी / ŚIKHAṆḌINĪ (II). Wife of antardhāna born in the dynasty of emperor pṛthu. The emperor had two sons called antardhāna and vādī. To antardhāna was born of śikhaṇḍinī a son called havirdhāna, who married dhiṣaṇā born in the dynasty of agni, and the couple had six sons called prācīnabarhis, śukra, gaya, kṛṣṇa, vraja and ajina. (viṣṇu purāṇa, Chapter 14, Part 1).
शब्दकल्पद्रुमः
Sanskrit
शिखण्डिनी,
स्त्री,
 (शिखण्डश्चूडा अस्त्यस्या इति ।इनि । ङीप् ।) यूथिका । गुञ्जा । इति मेदिनी ॥
द्रुपदराजकन्या । (यथा, महाभारते । ५ । १९२ । २ ।“कन्या शिखण्डिनी जाता पुरुषो वै निवे-दितः ॥
”)सा यक्षस्य पुंस्त्वग्रहणेन पुरुषो भूत्वा शिख-ण्डीति नाम्ना ख्यातः । एतद्बिवरणं महा-भारते । ५ । १९० अध्यायमारभ्य विशेषतोद्रष्टव्यम् ॥
मयूरी । शिखण्डिन्-शब्दात् स्त्रियांईप्प्रत्ययेन निष्पन्ना ॥
(विजिताश्वराजस्त्री ।यथा, भागवते । ४ । २४ । ३ ।“अपत्यत्रयमाधत्त शिखण्डिन्यां सुसम्मतम् ॥
”शिखण्डविशिष्टा । यथा, महाभारते । ४ ।३५ । १ ।“सा प्राद्रवत् काञ्चनमाल्यधारिणीज्येष्ठेन भ्रात्रा प्रहिता यशस्विनी ।सुदक्षिणा वेदिविलग्नमध्यासा पद्मपत्राभनिभा शिखण्डिनी ॥
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