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सुधन्वा (sudhanvA)

 
Wordnet
Sanskrit
Synonyms:
 सुधन्वा
noun
पौराणिकः राजा।
"सत्यवती सुधन्वनः पुत्री आसीत्।"
Synonyms:
 विश्वकर्मा, त्वष्टा, सुधन्वा, रूपपति, रूपकृत्, इन्द्रद्रोही, कारुः, तक्षकः, भौमनः, प्रजापतिः, रूपकर्ता, मतीश्वरः
noun
शिल्पशास्त्रस्य आविष्कर्ता तथा च प्रथमः आचार्यः।
"विश्वकर्मा देवतानां शिल्पी आसीत्।"
पुराणम्
English
सुधन्वा १ / SUDHANVĀ I. A guard of the ends of the quarters. In the beginning of creation brahmā made four guards of the four ends. They were sudhanvā in the East, Śaṅkhapāda in the South, ketumān in the West and Hiraṇyaromā in the North. (agni purāṇa, Chapter 19).
सुधन्वा २ / SUDHANVĀ II. Son of hermit aṅgiras. Some information gathered from ṛgveda and mahābhārata is given below.(i) There arose a contest between sudhanvā and virocana, the son of prahlāda for marrying the damsel keśinī. (For detailed story see under keśinī V).(ii) This hermit visited bhīṣma in his bed of arrows.
(M.B. anuśāsana parva, Chapter 26, Verse 7).(iii) sudhanvā was the eighth son of aṅgiras. (iv) It is stated in mahābhārata, anuśāsana parva, Chapter 86, Verse 24, that this sudhanvā gave subrahmaṇya a chariot, in the battle between the devas and the asuras.(v) sudhanvā had three sons called ṛbhu, vibhvā and vāja. (ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 16, Sūkta 111).
सुधन्वा ३ / SUDHANVĀ III. A great warrior who fought against the pāṇḍavas in the battle of kurukṣetra. He was killed by arjuna. (M.B. droṇa parva, Chapter 18, Verse 42).
सुधन्वा ४ / SUDHANVĀ IV. A sudhanvā who was the son of drupada, is mentioned in mahābhārata, droṇa parva, Chapter 23, Verse 44. This warrior sided with the pāṇḍavas in the battle of kurukṣetra and fought against the kauravas. When his brother vīraketu was killed, he and his brothers joined together and attacked droṇa. In that fight droṇa killed sudhanvā. (M.B. droṇa parva, Chapter 122, Verse 45).
सुधन्वा ५ / SUDHANVĀ V. An ancient King of bhārata. A story that King māndhātā defeated this sudhanvā in battle, occurs in Mahā bhārata, droṇa parva, Chapter 62
सुधन्वा ६ / SUDHANVĀ VI. A King of sāṅkāśya. This King surrounded the city of mithilā and sent word that unless the bow of śiva and the princess sītā were given to him he would kill janaka, who subsequently fought a battle with him. In this battle sudhanvā was killed. sāṅkāśya, the kingdom of sudhanvā was given to kuśadhvaja by his brother janaka. (vālmīki rāmāyaṇa, Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 71).
शब्दकल्पद्रुमः
Sanskrit
सुधन्वा, [न्] त्रि, (सुष्ठु धनुर्यस्य । धनुषश्चेत्य-नङ् ।) प्रीडधानुष्कः । इति मेदिनी ॥
(यथा, वाजसनेयसोहतायाम् । १६ । ३६ ।“नमस्तीक्ष्णेषवे चायुधिने च नमः स्वायुधायचसुधन्वने ॥
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सुधन्वा, [न्]
पुं,
 (सुष्ठु धनुर्यस्य ।) विश्वकर्म्मा ।इति मेदिना ॥
राजविशेषः । इति पुराणम् ॥
(यथा, हरिवशे । १२ । १० ।“सम्भूतस्य च दायादः सुधन्वा रिपुमर्द्दनः ।सुधन्वनः सुतश्चासीत् त्रिधन्वा नाम पार्थिवः ॥
”विदुरः । यथा, भागवते । ३ । २१ । ३५ ।“तास्मन् सुधन्वन्नहनि भगवान् यत् समा-दिशत् ।उपादायाश्रमपदं मुनेः शान्तव्रतस्य तत् ॥
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