दण्डधर

{ daṇḍadhara }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

   A warrior born and bred in the country of Pāñcāla. He kept the rear of the army of Yudhiṣṭhira in the battle of Bhārata against the Kauravas. He died by an arrow of Karṇa. [M.B. Karṇa Parva, Chapter 49, Stanza 27] .
DAṆḌADHARA I   A Kṣatriya King of Magadha. The following information about this King is available from the Mahābhārata. 1) Daṇḍadhara was born as the rebirth of a giant known as Krodhavardhana. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 67, Stanza 46] . 2) Bhīmasena, during his conquest of the countries, overcame King Daṇḍadhara and his brother Daṇḍa. [M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 30, Stanza 17] . 3) In the battle between the Pāṇḍavas and the Kauravas, Daṇḍadhara fought from the back of an elephant against the Pāṇḍavas. When Daṇḍadhara began to exterminate the army of the Pāṇḍavas, Śrī Kṛṣṇa persuaded Arjuna to fight against Daṇḍadhara, who was killed in the fight. [M.B. Karṇa Parva, Chapter 8, Stanzas 1 to 13] .
DAṆḌADHARA II   One of the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Bhīmasena killed this Daṇḍadhara in the battle of Kurukṣetra. [M.B. Karṇa Parva, Chapter 84, Stanza 5] .
DAṆḌADHARA III   A king who helped the Pāṇḍavas. Very often the name Maṇimān also occurs along with the name of Daṇḍadhara. They might have been brothers or sons of the same father by separate mothers. In the [Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 186, Stanza 7] , mention is made that these two had been present at the marriage of Draupadī. Droṇācārya killed both of them in the battle of Bhārata. [M.B. Karṇa Parva, Chapter 6, Stanza 13] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

   See : शासक, दंडधर, यमराज, कॉन्स्टेबल

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

दण्ड—धर  mfn.  mfn. ‘rod-bearer’, punisher (of. gen.), ix, 245 [MBh. xii]; [R. vi]; [BhP.]

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दण्ड धर

दण्ड—धर  m.  m. a king, ix, [Ragh. ix, 3]; [Rājat. iv]

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दण्ड धर

    यम, 655
   a judge, vii, 1458
-मुख   = , [Daś. viii, 209]

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मुख

   a door-keeper, [Dharmaśarm. ii, 76]
   a mendicant, [W.]
   a potter, [W.]

Shabda-Sagara

दण्डधर  mfn.  ( -रः-रा-रं)
   1. Having a stick or staff.
   2. Having authority to punish.
  m.  ( -रः)
   1. A name of YAMA.
   2. A king.
   3. A potter. 4. A mendicant carrying a staff.
    E. दण्ड punishment, a stick, &c. and धर who holds or possesses; also दण्डधार m. (-रः) दण्डधारिन्, &c. दण्डं लगुडं वा धरति धर-अच् .

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दण्ड धर दण्डधार (-रः) दण्डधारिन् दण्डं लगुडं वा धरति धर-अच् .