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Devapi, ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾±: 10 definitions

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Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„‡ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ):—One of the three sons of PratÄ«pa (son of DilÄ«pa, who was the son of Ṛkį¹£a, who was the son of Devātithi). He left the kingdom of his father and went to the forest, whereafter his brother, named Śāntanu, became the king. ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± will reestablish the Soma-dynasty, in the beginning of the next Satya-yuga. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.18-19)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„‡ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ).—A king born in the lunar dynasty. Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu thus:—Atri—Candra—Budha—PurÅ«ravas—Āyus—Nahuį¹£a—Yayāti—PÅ«ru—Janame jaya—Prācinvān—PravÄ«ra—Namasyu—VÄ«tabhayaā€”Åšuį¹‡įøu—Bahuvidha—Saṃyāti—Rahovādi—Raudrāśva—Matināra—Santurodha—Duį¹£yanta—Bharata—Suhotra—Suhotā—Gala—Garda—Suketu—Bį¹›hatkį¹£etra—Hasti—AjamÄ«įøhaā€”į¹škį¹£a—Saṃvaraṇa—Kuru—Jahnu—Suratha—ViįøÅ«rathaā€”ÅšÄrvabhauma—Jayatsena—Avyaya—Bhāvuka—Cakroddhata—Devātithiā€”į¹škį¹£a—BhÄ«ma—PratÄ«ca—PratÄ«pa—¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾�. PratÄ«pa had three sons named ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾±, Śantanu and BālhÄ«ka. Śantanu succeeded PratÄ«pa as king as his elder brother had taken to sannyāsa as a boy. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 61). ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± resorted to the forest. ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± was the best loved by his father and was the apple of the eyes of his subjects. But he was suffering from skin disease. So, when PratÄ«pa wanted to crown him king the people objected. Their argument was that God would not be pleased if a man with skin disease became king. The king yielded to their wishes and crowned Śantanu as his successor. The youngest brother BālhÄ«ka went and stayed in his mother’s house. ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± who was disappoint ed that he was denied the crown, left for the forest and spent the rest of his life in penance. (Udyoga Parva, Chapter 149). His end. ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± did tapas at the Pį¹›thÅ«daka tÄ«rtha in the interior of Kurukį¹£etra and ultimately attained salvation. (Śalya Parva, Chapter 39, Verse 37). (See full article at Story of ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)

2) ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„‡ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ).—A warrior who fought on the PÄį¹‡įøava side in the great war. He hailed from Cedi. Karṇa killed him. (Karṇa Parva, Chapter 56, Verse 48).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„‡ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ).—A son of PratÄ«pa and brother of Śantanu; renounced the home and turned muni; requested by Śantanu to take up the throne; he spoke impeaching the Vedas. He took to yoga living in Kalāpagrāma. He was to establish the Lunar race in the Kį¹›ta Yuga; Purohita of the Devas;1 unacceptable to the people as he suffered from leprosy.2 A Rājaṛṣi and a gotrapravartaka of the Treta yuga3 and a Paurava.

  • 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 12-18; XII. 2. 37; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 234.
  • 2) Matsya-purāṇa 50. 39-41; 273. 56.
  • 3) Vāyu-purāṇa 32. 39.

1b) A Paurava king who continues to live in Kali in Kalāpagrāma; Kį¹£atrapraṇetāra in the 24th Caturyuga. Originator of Kį¹£atriyas in the Kį¹›ta.1 A son of ±Ź°ł²¹³ŁÄ«±č²¹. Even as a child retired to forest. The famine in his brother Santanu's (s.v) kingdom was said to be due to his elder brother ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± having been passed over for succession. Infected with heretical views through the minister of Śantanu by means of ascetics in the forest; thus disqualified for the throne.2

  • 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 437-8; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 24-118.
  • 2) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 20. 9-30.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„‡ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ) is a name mentioned in the ²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ (cf. ) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The ²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ (mentioning ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾±) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ś±ō“ǰ첹²õ (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„‡ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ).—m.

(-±č¾±įø�) The son of Pratipa, supposed to be still alive, near the Sumeru mountain.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„‡ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ).—m. The name of a Ṛṣi or sage, ²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ 1, 3750.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„‡ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ):—[from deva] m. ā€˜friend of the g°ā€�, Name of a Ṛṣi who was son of Ṛṣṭi-į¹£eṇa, [Ṛg-veda x] (according to a later legend he is a son of king Pratipa, resigns his kingdom, retires to the woods and is supposed to be still alive, [²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹; Purāṇa etc.])

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„‡ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ):—[»å±š±¹Äå+±č¾±] (±č¾±įø�) 1. m. Son of ±Ź°ł²¹³ŁÄ«±č²¹.

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Sanskrit, also spelled ą¤øą¤‚ą¤øą„ą¤•ą„ƒą¤¤ą¤®ą„� (²õ²¹į¹ƒs°ģį¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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