आर्यक

{ āryakḥ, āryaka }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

ĀRYAKA   A famous serpent. [Śloka 7, Chapter 35, Ādi Parva, M.B.] Āryaka is associated with Bhīmasena in the following story. Once Duryodhana gave snake poison in his food to Bhīmasena. Unaware Bhīma took his food as usual and went to bathe in the river. After some time Bhīma became unconscious due to the effect of the poison and fell flat in the river. Immediately Duryodhana bound him by ropes and put him in more deep waters. Bhīma reaching the bottom was bitten by all the snakes there. This fortunately served as an antidote and the poison in Bhīma's body was neutralized and Bhīma became his old self again and killed all the serpents. Those serpents who escaped went and brought their chief, Vāsuki. At that time it was Āryaka who advised Vāsuki to give him ‘rasapāna’. [Ślokas 64-68, Chapter 127, Ādi Parva, M.B.] .

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

आर्यक n.  कद्रूपुत्र । इसकी कन्या मारीषा वा भोजा । मारीषा यदुकुलोत्पन्न शूर राजा की स्त्री थी, जिससे शूरको पृथा नाम कन्या उत्पन्न हुई । आगे चल कर, इसी का नाम कुंगी हुआ । भीम की माता पृथा आर्यक की दौहित्री थी । भीम को दुर्योधनादि कौरवों ने विषयुक्त अन्न खिलाकर, प्रमाणकोटितीर्थ में डुबाया । नदी के सर्पोने उसे दंश किया जिसे कारण विष उतर गया । भीम सावधान हुआ ही था कि, नाग फिर दंश करने आये । तब भीम ने उनसे युद्ध शुरु किया । यह समाचार मिलते ही आर्यक वहां पहुंचा । भीम को उसने पहचान लिया, तथा उसे पाताल में ले जा कर अमृतपान कराया । तुझमें दस सहस्त्र नागों का बल रहे ऐसा आशीर्वाद दे, इसने उसे हस्तिनापुर तक पहुंचाया [म.आ.११९ परि.१.क्र.७३] ।
आर्यक II. n.  धर्मसावर्णि मन्वंतर में होनेवाले विष्णु का पिता ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

आर्यक  m.  m. an honourable or respectable man, [R.]
   a grandfather, [MBh.]
    N. of a cowherd who became king, [Mṛcch.]
   of a नाग, [MBh.]
आर्यक  f.  f( अका or इका). a respectable woman, [L.]
    N. of a river, [BhP.]
आर्यक  n.  n. a ceremony performed to the manes, the vessel &c. used in sacrifices made to the manes, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

आर्यकः [āryakḥ]   [आर्य-स्वार्थे-कन्]
   An honourable or respectable man.
   A grandfather; बलेन गुप्तो भरतो महात्मा सहार्यकस्यात्मसमैरमात्यैः [Rām.2.7.3.]
  N. N. of a cowherd who became a king; cf. [Mk.7.]
-क्रम्   A ceremony performed to the Manes or the vessel used in sacrifices to the Manes.

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