चित्राङ्गद

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

A deer. A character in the stories in the book ‘Pañcatantra Stories’ (See B-2 in Pañcatantra).
CITRĀṄGADA I   (CITRĀṄGA). See under Citrāṅga I.
CITRĀṄGADA II   A son of the Mahārāja Śantanu. King Śantanu of the Candra dynasty had two wives, Gaṅgā and Satyavatī. Bhīṣma is the son born of Gaṅgā; of Satyavatī were born two sons, Citrāṅgada and Vicitravīrya. They were very brave and learned. After ruling his kingdom for a long period, living with Satyavatī and the three children Śantanu passed away. Because Bhīṣma dedicated himself to a life of unbroken chastity Citrāṅgada was crowned King. Once when he went to the forest for hunting he met with a gandharva of the same name. Both did not like the other to keep the same name and so a fight ensued. It was fought in Kurukṣetra and lasted for three years. In the end Citrāṅgada was killed. Bhīṣma felt very sorry and after asking Vicitravīrya to perform the funeral rites crowned him as King. [Devī Bhāgavata, Prathama Skandha] .
CITRĀṄGADA III   A gandharva. See under Citrāṅgada II.
CITRĀṄGADA IV   One of the Kings who attended the svayaṁvara of Draupadī. He might have been the King of either Kaliṅga or Daśārṇa because both these states were then ruled by a Citrāṅgada, [Śloka 22, Chapter 185, Ādi Parva] .
CITRĀṄGADA V   A king of Kaliṅga. Almost all the Kings of Bhārata attended a svayaṁvara once held at the palace of this King. [Śloka 2, Chapter 4, Śānti Parva] .
CITRĀṄGADA VI   A king of Daśārṇa. He blocked the sacrificial horse sent out by Dharmaputra during the Aśvamedhayajña and Arjuna killed him. [Aśvamedha Parva, Chapter 83, Śloka 7] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

चित्राङ्गद  mfn.  mfn. decorated with variegated bracelets, [MBh. ii, 348]
चित्राङ्गद  m.  m. N. of a king of दशार्ण, [MBh. xiv, 2471]
चन्द्राङ्ग्°   of a son (of, [Śāntanu, i]; [Hariv. ix, 22, 20]; of इन्द्र-सेन v.l. See )
of a गन्धर्व (person of the play दूताङ्गद)
of a विद्या-धर, [Kathās. xxii, 136]
of a divine recorder of men's deeds, [Ācāranirṇ.]
-गुप्त   (= ) the secretary of a man of rank, [W.]

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Shabda-Sagara

चित्राङ्गद  m.  ( -दः)
1. A Prince, a brother of Bichitrabirya father of DHRITARASHTRA and PANDU, and son of SANTANU.
2. A judge and recorder in hell.
E. चित्र अङ्ग body, and द who gives. शान्तनोः सत्यवत्यां जाते पुत्रभेदे .

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चित्र अङ्ग द शान्तनोः सत्यवत्यां जाते पुत्रभेदे .