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शुक्तिमती (zuktimatI)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
शुक्ति—मती (अती),
f.
N.
 of a river, ib.
of the capital of the Cedis, ib.
Wordnet
Sanskrit
Synonyms:
 शुक्तिमती
noun
चेदीनाम् राजधानी ।
"शुक्तिमत्याः उल्लेखः कोषे अस्ति"
Synonyms:
 शुक्तिमती
noun
एका नदी ।
"शुक्तिमत्याः उल्लेखः कोषे अस्ति"
Mahabharata
English
Śuktimatī^1, a river. § 75 (Vasu): I, 63, 2367 (near the capital of the Cedi king Vasu Uparicara
by the mountain Kolāhala she became the mother of the generalissimo of Vasu and Girikā, the queen of Vasu).--§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 9, 342 (among the rivers of Bhāratavarsha
C. has Muktimatī).
Śuktimatī^2, a city. § 321 (Saubhavadhop.): III, 22, 898 (purīṃ, the capital of the Cedi king Dhṛshṭaketu).
पुराणम्
English
शुक्तिमती १ / ŚUKTIMATĪ I. A river which used to flow by the side of Uparicaravasu's capital city. There is a story about this river. Once the kolāhala mountain fell in love with this river and kept it within himself. Upari- caravasu who came to know of this, gave a kick to the mountain. The kick produced a hole in the mountain and the river emerged through that hole. śuktimatī had a son and a daughter by kolāhala mountain. The river presented them to the King. The King appointed the son as his military commander. girikā, the daughter of the river became the King's wife. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 63, Verse 34).
शुक्तिमती २ / ŚUKTIMATĪ II. The capital city of dhṛṣṭaketu, King of cedi. (mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 22, Verse 50).