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सुहोत्र (suhotra)

 
Capeller Eng
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सुहोत्र
m.
 a man's name.
Monier Williams Cologne
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सु—होत्र
m.
N.
 of the author of
RV.
 vi, 31, 32 (having the patr. Bhāradvāja),
Anukr.
of a Bārhaspatya,
IndSt.
of an Ātreya,
MārkP.
of a preceptor,
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of a Kaurava,
MBh.
of a son of Saha-deva, ib.
of a son of Bhumanyu, ib.
of a son of Bṛhat-kṣatra,
Hariv.
of a son of Bṛhad-iṣu, ib.
of a son of Kāñcanaprabha, ib.
of a son of Vitatha, ib.
of a son of Sudhanvan, ib.
of a son of Su-dhanus,
BhP.
of a son of Kṣatra-vṛddha, ib.
of a Daitya,
MBh.
of a monkey,
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pl.
N.
 of a seat of fire-worshippers,
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Mahabharata
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Suhotra^1, an ancient king, son of Bhumanyu. § 5 (Anukram.): I, 1, 224 (in Nārada's enumeration).--§ 152 (Pūruvaṃś.): I, 94, 3714 (son of Bhumanyu and Pushkariṇī), 3715, 3716, 3718, 3719 (husband of Aikshvākī and father of Ajamīḍha, Sumīḍha, and Purumīḍha).--§ 156 (do.): I, 95, ††3786 (son of Bhumanyu and Vijayā), ††3787 (husband of Suvarṇā, the daughter of Ikshvāku, and father of Hastin).--§ 595 (Shoḍaśarāj.): King S. was invincible in battle, etc., the very gods used to come to see him
he freed the earth from Mlecchas and forest thieves (vasumatīṃ Mlecchāṭavikavarjitāṃ)
Parjanya showered gold to him from year's end to year's end
the rivers were gold in those olden days and were open to the use of everybody (see the note of PCR., p. 167)
his tanks (vāpyaḥ) were a krośa in extension
that unlimited wealth of gold the rājarshi S. gave away to the brahmans at a sacrifice at Kurujāṅgala
he performed 100 horse-sacrifices, 100 rājasūyas, many kshatriya sacrifices, etc., and attained to a desirable end (ishtāṃ gatiṃ) (VII, 56): VII, 56, 2184, 2186.--§ 632b (Shoḍaśarāj., cf. § 595): XII, 29, 917 (Atithinaṃ, repetition from § 595). Cf. Atithin.
Suhotra^2, son of Sahadeva Pāṇḍava. § 159 (Pūruvaṃś.): I, 95, ††3832 (son of Sahadeva and Vijayā, daughter of the Madra king Dyutimat).
Suhotra^3, a brahman. § 324 (Dvaitavanaprav.): III, 26, 987 (waited upon Yudhishṭhira).
Suhotra^4, a Kuru king. § 463 (Śibi): III, 194, ††13249 (Kurūṇām anyatamaḥ, meeting with Śibi). Cf. Kaurava, Kauravya.
Suhotra^5, a Daitya(?). § 673b (Bali-Vāsavasaṃv.): XII, 227, 8263 (among the ancient rulers of the earth).
पुराणम्
English
सुहोत्र १ / SUHOTRA I. A son of the hermit jamadagni. Five sons named rumaṇvān, suhotra, vasu, viśvāvasu and paraśurāma were born to jamadagni by his wife reṇukā (brahmāṇḍa purāṇa, Chapter 58).
सुहोत्र २ / SUHOTRA II. A son of emperor bharata. (For genealogy, see under bharata I).
Five sons were born to bharata, the son of duṣyanta. They were suhotra, suhotā, gaya, garbha and suketu. (agni purāṇa, Chapter 278).
सुहोत्र ३ / SUHOTRA III .1) General information. A king of the candra dynasty. It is mentioned in mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 24, that he was the grandson of emperor bharata and the son of the elder brother of Bhumanyu. puṣkariṇī was the mother of this suhotra.2) Other details. (i) This suhotra got suzerainty over the entire earth. After this he conducted horse-sacrifice and several other sacrifices. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 25).(ii) suhotra married suvarṇā, a princess of the ikṣvāku dynasty. three sons, ajamīḍha, sumīḍha and purumīḍha were born to them. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 30).(iii) suhotra was a generous king. (M.B. DroṇaParva, Chapter 56).(iv) Being pleased at his hospitality, indra showered a rain of gold in the country for a year. Rivers were full of golden water. indra showered golden fishes also in these rivers. But the king divided all this gold among Brahmins. (M.B. śānti Parva, Chapter 29, Verse 25).
सुहोत्र ४ / SUHOTRA IV. Son of sahadeva, one of the pāṇḍavas. sahadeva married vijayā, daughter of dyutimān, the king of madra. The son suhotra was born to them. (M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 95, Verse 80).
सुहोत्र ५ / SUHOTRA V. A hermit. This hermit honoured yudhiṣṭhira to a great extent. (mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 26, Verse 24).
सुहोत्र ६ / SUHOTRA VI. A king of the kuru dynasty. Once this king obstructed the way of śibi, born in the family of King uśīnara. He let śibi go only after the intervention of nārada. (See under śibi).
सुहोत्र ७ / SUHOTRA VII. A giant. This giant was one of those kings who had ruled over the entire earth and had to leave the place due to fate. (M.B. śānti Parva. Chapter 277, Verse 51).
शब्दकल्पद्रुमः
Sanskrit
सुहोत्रः,
पुं,
 चन्द्रवंशीयबृहदिषुराजपुत्त्रः । यथा, “बृहदिषोश्च दायादः सुहोत्रो नाम धार्म्मिकःसुहोत्रस्यापि दायादो हस्ती नाम बभूव ह ॥
”इति महाभारते हरिवंशे पितृकल्पे २० अः ॥
(सहदेवपुत्त्रः । यथा, महाभारते । १ । ९५ । ८० ।“सहदेवोऽपि माद्रीमेव स्वयंवरे विजयां नामोपयेमे मद्रराजस्य द्युतिमतो दुहितरं तस्यांपुत्त्रमजनयत् सुहोत्रं नाम ॥
” * ॥
भरतवंशी-यस्य भुमन्योः पुत्त्रविशेषः । यथा, तत्रैव । १ ।९४ । २४ ।“सुहोत्रश्च सुहोता च सुहविः सुयजुस्तथा ।पुष्करिण्यामृचीकश्च भुमन्योरभवन् सुताः ॥
”)
वाचस्पत्यम्
Sanskrit
सुहोत्र
पु०
 । चन्द्रवंशीयवृहदिषुराजपुत्रे । “वृहदिषोश्चदायादः सुहोत्रो नाम धार्मिकः । सुहोत्रस्यापि दायादोहस्ती नाम बभूव ह” हरिवं० २० अ० ।
Capeller
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सुहोत्र
m.
 Mannsname.
Stchoupak
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सु-होत्र-
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n.
 d'hommes, dont le fils de Bhumanyu.