Pulakeshin, ±Ê³Ü±ô²¹°ì±ðÅ›¾±²Ô: 3 definitions
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Pulakeshin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term ±Ê³Ü±ô²¹°ì±ðÅ›¾±²Ô can be transliterated into English as Pulakesin or Pulakeshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
: Wikipedia: India HistoryKing ±Ê³Ü±ô²¹°ì±ðÅ›¾±²Ô II (610â€�642 CE) of the Chalukya conquered Vengi from the Vishnukundinas in the early 7th century and installed his brother Kubja Vishnuvardhana as the viceroy. He eventually established the Eastern Chalukya dynasty.
: Archaeological Survey of India: Åšaiva monuments at Paá¹á¹adakal1) ±Ê³Ü±ô²¹°ì±ðÅ›¾±²Ô I (पà¥à¤²à¤•ेशिनà¥�) or PulikeÅ›i.—Historians accept unanimously that PulikeÅ›i I was the first to perform horse sacrifice. So VallabheÅ›vara in question, the performer of horse sacrifice mentioned in the inscription is none other than PulikeÅ›i I. Practically he is the first king who withheld the Kadamba supremacy and ruled from BÄdÄmi as an independent king.
He begot two sons, °Ä«°ù³Ù¾±±¹²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô and ²Ñ²¹á¹…g²¹±ô±ðÅ›²¹ from his two queens DurlabhadevÄ« and IndukÄnti. The former belonged to the BoppÅ«ra family. On his death °Ä«°ù³Ù¾±±¹²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô came to the throne (566-96).
2) ±Ê³Ü±ô²¹°ì±ðÅ›¾±²Ô II (A.D. 610-642) is the son of °Ä«°ù³Ù¾±±¹²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô who is son the son of PulikeÅ›in I. The real maker of the Calukya Empire is PulikeÅ›in II. He wrested the throne, some say, after a good fight with his uncle ²Ñ²¹á¹…g²¹±ô±ðÅ›²¹. While taking the benefit of internal feuds, some local chieftains tried to raise their heads but our hero, the brave king, PulikeÅ›in II, through different policies, did not take much time to subdue them successfully. From the military point of view, his greatest achievement is his victory over Hará¹£avardhana, King of Kanauj, in the year A.D. 612 or so.

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Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê³Ü±ô²¹°ì±ðÅ›¾±²Ô (पà¥à¤²à¤•ेशिनà¥�):—[=±è³Ü±ô²¹-°ì±ðÅ›¾±²Ô] [from pula] m. Name of princes, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›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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Partial matches: Keshin, Pula.
Full-text (+7): Pulikeshin, Pishtapura, Durlabhadevi, Indukanti, Mahendravarman, Indupura, Lohanagara, Mangalapura, Mangalesha, Ravikirti, Pithapura, Puri, Agariyapura, Kirtivarman, Meguti, Jayasimha, Hien Tsang, Kunala, Harshavardhana, Kolleru.
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