अतिबल

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

The name of a follower given to Skanda by god Vāyu on the battle-field. [M.B., Śalya Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 44] .
ATIBALA   A mantra. Viśvāmitra who took the boys Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa to the forest taught them two mantras, Bala and Atibala, to liberate them from hunger and thirst. Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bālakāṇḍa, Sarga 22)
ATIBALA I   The Maharṣi Atibala was the cause of the death of Śrī Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. After the war with Rāvaṇa, Śrī Rāma returned to Ayodhyā with his retinue and began his reign. After renouncing Sītā while Śrī Rāma was living in the palace with Lakṣmaṇa, Śatrughna and their families, one day Brahmā summoned Yama and said: “Śrī Rāma is the incarnation of Mahāviṣṇu. He has fulfilled all the purposes of the incarnation. Now Viṣṇu has to be recalled to Vaikuṇṭha”. On hearing this, Yama assuming the guise of a Sanny- āsi named Atibala appeared before Śrī Rāma. He said he had to tell a secret to Śrī Rāma. Accordingly Śrī Rāma sent everyone else out of the audience chamber. Lakṣmaṇa was asked to guard the entrance. It was announced that if anyone entered the hall, Lakṣmaṇa would be killed. At this stage, Maharṣi Durvāsas arrived at the entrance accompanied by many of his disciples. He had come after having performed penance for a thousand years and in great hunger and thirst. He wanted to see the King to ask for sumptuous food. Lakṣmaṇa requested him to wait a little but Durvāsas refused to do so. He even threatened that he would reduce all of them to ashes by his curse. Finding no alternative, Lakṣmaṇa entered the hall and informed Śrī Rāma of the situation. Durvāsas was given a sumptuous meal. But for the fulfilment of the condition Lakṣmaṇa's death became necessary. Śrī Rāma cried with a broken heart. The honest Lakṣmaṇa went alone to the Sarayū river and drowned himself in its depths. Soon after, Śrī Rāma entrusting the affairs of the state to others and in the presence of thousands of spectators plunged into the Sarayū river and renouncing his earthly life, returned to Vaikuṇṭha. [Uttara Rāmāyaṇa] .
ATIBALA III   There was another King named Atibala who was a great scholar in Nītiśāstra. From the tine of his accession to the throne, he began to lead a vicious life. This Atibala's father was a King named Anaṅga. [M.B., Śānti Parva, Chapter 59, Verse 92] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अति—बल  mfn.  mfn. very strong or powerful

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अति—बल  m.  m. an active soldier

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N. of a king

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अतिबल [atibala] a.  a. Very stronger or powerful; जयत्यतिबलो रामो लक्ष्मणश्च महाबलः [Rām.]
-लः   An eminent or matchless warrior (अतिरथ).
लम् Great strength or power.
A powerful army.
ला N. of a medicinal plant, Sidonia Cordifolia and Rhombifolia (Mar. चिकणा, चिकणी)
 N. N. of a powerful charm or lore taught by Viśvāmitra to Rāma:गृहाण द्वे इमे विद्ये बलामतिबलां तथा । न ते श्रमो जराऽऽवाभ्यां भविता नाङ्गवैकृतम् ॥ न च सुप्तं प्रमत्तं वा धर्षयिष्यन्ति नैर्ऋताः । न च ते सदृशो राम वीर्येणान्यो भविष्यति । स- देवनरनागेषु लोकेष्विह पुम्नांस्त्रिषु । न सौभाग्ये न दाक्षिण्ये न बुद्धिश्रुति- पौरुषे ॥ नोत्तरे प्रतिपत्तव्ये त्वत्तुल्यो वा भविष्यति । एतद्विद्याद्वयं प्राप्य यशश्चाव्ययमाप्स्यसि ॥ बलामतिबलां चैव ज्ञानविज्ञानमात्ररौ । क्षुत्पिपासे च ते राम नात्यर्थं पीडयिष्यतः ॥ जयश्च दुर्गकान्तारप्रदेशेष्वटवीषु च। सारतां त्रिषु लोकेषु गमिष्यसि च राघव ॥ पितामहसुते ह्येते विद्ये चायु- र्बलावहे । [Rām.1.22.] See तौ बलातिबलयोः प्रभावतो [R.11.9] also.
 N. N. of one of Dakṣa's daughters.

Shabda-Sagara

अतिबल  mfn.  ( -लः-ला-लं) Strong, powerful.
 m.  ( -लः) An active soldier.
 f.  ( -ला) A plant, (Sida cordifolia, and rhombifolia.) See वाट्यपुष्पी
E. अति and बल strong.

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