Paundraka, Paumdraka, ʲṇḍ첹: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: ISKCON Press: Glossaryʲṇḍ첹 (पौण्ड्रक).—An enemy of Lord Kṛṣṇa who attempted to imitate Him.

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) ʲṇḍ첹 (पौण्ड्रक).—A son of Nikumbha. When during the Rāma-Rāvaṇa battle Nikumbha died, his son ʲṇḍ첹 took up the fight against Rāma and was killed. (Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa).
2) ʲṇḍ첹 (पौण्ड्रक).�(ʲṇḍ첹vāsudeva). A king of ancient Kārūṣa. Once he sent a messenger to Dvārakā and told Kṛṣṇa thus: "Oh Kṛṣṇa, I am the real Vāsudeva. Therefore put down all your royal emblems and robes and come and worship at my feet." As soon as Kṛṣṇa heard it he got angry and moved to Kārūṣa with a large army and killed ʲṇḍ첹vāsudeva. 10th Skandha, Bhāgavata).
3) ʲṇḍ첹 (पौण्ड्रक).—The name of the buffalo which is the vehicle of Yama (Chapter 9, Vāmana Purāna).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) ʲṇḍ첹 (पौण्ड्रक).�(also Pauṇḍra): King of Kāśi; son of Vasudeva, and Sutanu, daughter of Kāśirāja. When he became king, he asserted that he was the real Vāsudeva, and married Devakī the youngest sister of Kaṃsa. Besieged Dvārakā during Kṛṣṇa's absence at night, and being put to defeat by Balarāma and Sātyaki, went back to his capital. Sent a messenger to Kṛṣṇa saying that he was the real Vāsudeva and that Kṛṣṇa was either to give up the title or offer battle. Kṛṣṇa invaded Kāśi and killed him and his allies;1 was stationed by Jarāsandha during the siege of Mathurā on its southern gate, and also during the siege of Gomanta on the southern gate. Arrived at Kuṇḍina.2 Father of Sudakṣiṇ�.3 Attained ǰṣa by hatred of Hari.4
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 66. [1-12], 1-23. 27. Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 26. 7; 34, 4-28.
- 2) Ib. X. 50. 11 [4] and [9]; 53. 17.
- 3) Ib. X. 78. 5.
- 4) Ib. II. 7. 34; X. 37. 19; XI. 5. 48; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 29. 122.
1b) A son of third Sāvarna Manu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 81. Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 84.
ʲṇḍ첹 (पौण्ड्रक) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.177.11) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ʲṇḍ첹) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

The Purana (पुरा�, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʲṇḍ첹 (पौण्ड्रक).�
1) A kind of sugar-cane.
2) A mixed caste (of sugar-boilers); cf. Manusmṛti 1.44.
Derivable forms: 貹ṇḍ첹� (पौण्ड्रक�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʲṇḍ첹 (पौण्ड्रक).—m.
(-첹�) 1. The pale straw-coloured species of sugar-cane. 2. A man of a mixed caste, from the Vaisya and female of the distiller caste, whose business it is to boil sugar. E. kan added to 貹ṇḍ .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʲṇḍ첹 (पौण्ड्रक).—[貹ṇḍ + ka], m. pl. 1. The name of a people, [Բśٰ] 10, 44. 2. Their king. 3. A sort of sugar-cane, [śܳٲ] 1, 186, 14 (cf. ṇḍ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʲṇḍ첹 (पौण्ड्रक).—[masculine] [plural] a cert. mixed caste or = [preceding] [plural]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʲṇḍ첹 (पौण्ड्रक):—[from 貹ṇḍ] m. the pale straw-coloured species of sugar-cane, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
2) [v.s. ...] a prince or ([plural]) the people of the Pauṇḍras, [Manu-smṛti; Ѳٲ; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a [particular] mixed caste of hereditary sugar-boilers (the son of a Vaiśya by a woman of the distiller class, regarded as one of the degraded races of Kṣatriyas), [Manu-smṛti x, 44]
4) [v.s. ...] n. (as mfn. ifc.) a sectarian mark, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʲṇḍ첹 (पौण्ड्रक):�(첹�) 1. m. The white sugarcane; man of mixed caste.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPauṃḍraka (ಪೌಂಡ್ರ�):—[noun] = ಪೌಂಡ್ರ - [paumdra -] 1 & 4.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Sudakshina, Kamapala, Paundrika, Dandapani, Sutanu, Paundra, Duta, Pundravardhana, Kashipati, Shaka, Pundraka, Mlecchajati, Kashi, Satyaki, Jalati, Pundra, Dvaraka, Ugrasena, Uddhava, Vasudeva.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 6.6.40-41 < [Chapter 6 - The Yādavas� Victory When Śrī Rukmiṇ� is Kidnapped]
Verses 6.6.34-36 < [Chapter 6 - The Yādavas� Victory When Śrī Rukmiṇ� is Kidnapped]
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Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter XXXIV - An account of the burning of Varanasi by Krishna and killing of Paundraka < [Book V]
Chapter XXVI - Krishna married Rukmini < [Book V]
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.2.319 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Verse 1.14.87 < [Chapter 14 - The Lord’s Travel to East Bengal and the Disappearance of Lakṣmīpriyā]
Verse 1.15.195 < [Chapter 15 - Marriage with Śrī Viṣṇupriyā]
Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
Chapter 34 - Kṛṣṇa burns Vārāṇasī < [Book Five: Kṛṣṇa]
Chapter 26 - Kṛṣṇa abducts Rukmiṇ� < [Book Five: Kṛṣṇa]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 66 - Slaying of ʲṇḍ첹 and others < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Chapter 60(a) - Slaying of ʲṇḍ첹 and others < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Chapter 37 - Slaying of Asuras Keśin and Vyoma < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)