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Hidimba, ᾱḍi, ᾱḍi: 19 definitions

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Hidimba means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

ᾱḍi (हिडिम्बा):—One of the wifes of Bhīma (one of the sons of Pṇḍu). She bore to him a son named Ghaṭotkaca. (see Bhgavata Purṇa 9.22.30-31)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) ᾱḍi (हिडिम्�).—A Rkṣasa, whom the Pṇḍavas confronted in the forest after their escape from the lac palace. Bhīma killed him and married his sister, Hiḍiṃbī. Ghaṭotkaca was Bhīma’s son by Hiḍiṃbī. (For details see Ghaṭotkaca).

2) ᾱḍi (हिडिम्बा).�(HIḌIMBĪ). Mother of Ghaṭotkaca. (See Ghaṭotkaca).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

ᾱḍi (हिडिम्बा).—A wife of Bhīma and mother of Ghaṭotkaca.*

  • * Bhgavata-purṇa IX. 22. 30-31; Vyu-purṇa 99. 247; Viṣṇu-purṇa IV. 20. 45.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

ᾱḍi (हिडिम्बा) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.90.77) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ᾱḍi) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) 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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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: ISKCON Press: Glossary

ᾱḍi (हिडिम्�).—A Rkṣasa who fought with Bhīma and was killed. This incident is mentioned in the Ādi Parva of the Ѳٲ.

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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�).

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Kavya (poetry)

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: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara

ᾱḍi (हिडिम्बा) is the name a locality mentioned in Ჹś󲹰’s 10th-century Kvyamīmṃs.—The river in the western India described by the Kvyamīmṃs. This river may be identified with Chambal or Carmaṇavati, which rises from the vindhyas, flows through the western India and meets with the Yamun near the Ekacakra which is adjacent to Etawah. This river flows through the Hidimba forest and identified as an alternative measure, with the river Gambhira which is a tributary of the river Śipr in central India.

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Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Hidim (हिडिम्‍ब�): A powerful Asura, who had yellow eyes and a horrible aspect. He was a cannibal, and dwelt in the forest to which the Pandavas retired after the burning of their house. He had a sister named Hidimbi, whom he sent to lure the Pandavas to him; but on meeting with Bhima, she fell in love with him. By his mother's desire Bhima married her, and by her had a son named Ghatotkacha.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van ⲹūdeva’s Paümacariu

ᾱḍi (हिडिम्�) participated in the war between and 屹ṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in ⲹūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or 峾ⲹṇapurṇa) chapter 57ff. ⲹū or ⲹūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular 峾 story as known from the older work 峾ⲹṇa (written by ī쾱). Various chapters [mentioning ᾱḍi] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as ṣaܳṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

hiḍim (हिडिंब�).—f S See the derivative ŧḍa.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ᾱḍi (हिडिम्�).—Name of a demon slain by Bhīma.

- 1 The sister of ᾱḍi who married Bhīma.

2) The wife of Hanumat; cf. epithets like हिडिम्बापतिः, -रमणः (hiḍimpati�, -ramaṇa�).

Derivable forms: ḍi� (हिडिम्बः).

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

ᾱḍi (हिडिम्�) or Hiḍamba.—m.

(-�) A prince of the Rakshasas slain by Bhima. f.

(-) The sister of Hid'Imba carried off by Bhima.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ᾱḍi (हिडिम्�).—I. m. The name of a Rkṣasa, [ᾱḍivadha] 2, 1 (read ḍ�). Ii. f. , His sister, ib. 15 (read ḍ�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ᾱḍi (हिडिम्�).—[masculine] [feminine] [Name] of a Rkṣasa & his sister.

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

1) ᾱḍi (हिडिम्�):�m. Name of a gigantic Rkṣasa slain by Bhīma, [Ѳٲ]

2) ᾱḍi (हिडिम्बा):—[from ḍi] a f. See below.

3) [from ḍi] b f. ᾱḍi’s sister (who changed herself into a beautiful woman and married Bhīma; he had a son by her named Ghaṭôtkaca), [Ѳٲ; Kmandakīya-nītisra; Bhgavata-purṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] the wife of Hanumat (See [compound])

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ᾱḍi (हिडिम्�):�(�) 1. m. A Rkshasa prince slain by Bhima. 1. f. His daughter. Also spelt ḍa.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ᾱḍi (हिडिम्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ᾱḍiṃb, Hiḍiṃ�.

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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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) ᾱḍiṃb (हिडिंब) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ᾱḍi.

2) Hiḍiṃ� (हिडिंब�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ᾱḍi.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ᾱḍiṃb (ಹಿಡಿಂಬ):—[noun] = ಹಿಡಿಂಬಾಸುರ [hidimbasura].

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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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