कीचक

{ kīcakḥ, kīcaka }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

KĪCAKA   Brother-in-law of Mātsya, king of Virāṭa and son of Kekaya, king of the Sūtas.
1) General information.
To Kekaya, king of the Sūtas was born of queen Mālavī, Kīcaka and other 105 sons younger to him called Upa-Kīcakas. Their only sister was called Sudeṣṇā, (Bhārata, Southern text, Page 1898). Kīcaka and Upa-Kīcakas took their birth from an aspect of Bāṇa, the eldest of the Asuras known as the Kālakeyas. (See Bhārata, Page 1893). Mātsya, the Virāṭa king wedded Sudeṣṇā; and from that day onwards, the brothers too lived in the Virāṭa palace. Kīcaka was the chieftain of Virāṭa's army, and he had, many a time, defeated in war King Suśarman of Trigarta. [Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 25, Verse 30] .
2) Kīcaka and Pāñcālī.
During their life incognito, the Pāṇḍavas lived in the Virāṭa palace after taking up various jobs. Pāñcāli, under the assumed name Mālinī, served Sudeṣṇā and her daughter Uttarā as their chaperon. Kīcaka fell in love with Pāñcālī at first sight. But, Pāñcālī resisted all his advances. Then, he sought the help of his sister Sudeṣṇā to bring round Pāñcālī to him somehow. Sudeṣṇā asked Kīcaka to be ready on the New Moon day with liquor and rice and promised to send Mālinī (Pāñcālī) to him. Ordered by Sudeṣṇā, she went to Kīcaka with his plate of food much against her will. Kīcaka caught hold of her, but she ran when the former caught her by the hair, felled her on the floor and kicked her. A Rākṣasa, who was deputed for Pāñcālī's security appeared on the scene in a trice and felled Kīcaka. 3). Kīcaka's Death. The very same night with tears in her eyes, Pāñcālī told Bhīma all about the indecent behaviour. He asked Pāñcālī to invite Kīcaka to a secret meeting at a specified place the next night, and promised her that he would remain concealed there and kill Kīcaka. Accordingly Bhīma concealed himself the next night in the dancing hall and, as requested by Pāñcālī, Kīcaka came to the hall at midnight to spend a few hours with Pāñcālī. Bhīma was lying there on a cot, and Kīcaka, mistaking him for Pāñcālī kissed him. Bhīma caught him in his iron grips and crushed him to death. The next morning, it was the fate of Kīcaka's brothers to lament over his death. The story also was spread that Kīcaka was killed by some Gandharva, the husband of Pāñcālī. The Upa-Kīcakas removed the dead body of their brother to the burning ghat. Proclaiming that Pāñcālī, who was responsible for the death of their brother would also be burnt to death on the same pyre, the Upa-Kīcakas forcibly took her with them. Hearing the heart-rending cries of Pāñcālī Bhīma rushed to the spot and killed all the Upa-Kīcakas and saved Pāñcālī from death. In the presence of the Virāṭa king the cremation of Kīcaka and the Upa-Kīcakas took place. [Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 13 et seq] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

noun  एक राक्षस जिसका वर्णन महाभारत में मिलता है   Ex. कीचक को भीम ने मारा था ।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

guj કીચક

kas کیٖچَک

kok किचक

mar कीचक

ori କୀଚକ

pan ਕੀਚਕ

san कीचकः

urd كيچَك

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

कीचक n.  केकय तथा मालवी के एक सौ छः पुत्रों में ज्येष्ठ । इसके छोटे भ्राताओं को उपकीचक कहते थे । विराट की पत्नी सुदेष्णा इसकी सौतेली मौसेरी बहन थी । यह बाण का अंशावतार था [म.वि.परि.१.१९.२५-२७] । विराट ने इसे अपना सेनापति बनाया था । एक बार सुदेष्णा के महल में, सैरंध्री का वेश धारण की हुई द्रौपदी इसे दिखाई दी । पूछताछ करने के बाद यह उससे अनुनय करने लगा । द्रौपदी ने इसका धिक्कार किया । उसने इसे धमकी दी कि, उसके गंधर्वपति इसका वध कर डालेंगे । बहन से सलाह कर, यह सैरंध्री को अपने घर ले आया, तथा उससे अतिप्रसंग करने लगा । परंतु वहॉं से भाग कर वह राजदरबार में गई । वहॉं भरी सभा में, उस पर लत्ताप्रहार कर, इसने उसकी चोटी पकड कर नीच गिरा दिया । कीचक के घर जाते समय द्रौपदी ने सूर्य की प्रार्थना की । सूर्य से निजरक्षा के लिये प्राप्त राक्षस ने इसे दूर फेंक दिया । सैरंध्री नें यह समाचार भीम से कहा । उसने बडी ही कुशलता से इस को काबू में ला कर, इसका वध किया [म.वि.२१.६२] ; भीमसेन देखिये ।
कीचक II. n.  भारतीय युद्ध का दुर्योधनपक्षीय राजा ।

A dictionary, Marathi and English

kīcaka m S A large sort of bamboo.

मराठी (Marathi) WN

noun  एक राक्षस ज्याचे वर्णन महाभारतात मिळते   Ex. कीचकला भीमाने मारले होते.

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

guj કીચક

hin कीचक

kas کیٖچَک

kok किचक

ori କୀଚକ

pan ਕੀਚਕ

san कीचकः

urd كيچَك

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

 पु. विराट राजाचा शालक . ( सं .)
 पु. वेळ ; बांबू . ( सं .)

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कीचक  m.  m. (√ चीक्, [Uṇ. v, 36]) a hollow bamboo (whistling or rattling in the wind, Arundo Karka), [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
N. of a chief of the army of king विराट (conquered by भीम-सेन), [MBh. i, 328; iv, 376 ff.]; [Pañcat.]
N. of a दैत्य, [L.]
of a राक्षस, [L.]
a kind of bird, [R.]
कीचक  m.  m. pl. N. of a people (a tribe of the केकयs), [MBh.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कीचकः [kīcakḥ]   [Uṇ.5.56]
A hollow bamboo.
A bamboo rattling or whistling in the wind; शब्दायन्ते मधुरमनिलैः कीचकाः पूर्यमाणाः [Me.58;] [R.2.12;4.73;] [Ku.1.] 8.
 N. N. of a people.
 N. N. of the commander-in-chief of king Virāṭa; कीचकानां वधः पर्व [Mb.1.2.58.] (While Draupdī in the guise of Sairandhrī was residing at the court of king Virāṭa with her five husbands also disguised, Kīchaka once happened to see her, and her beauty stirred up wicked passion in his heart. He, thenceforward, kept a sinister eye on her, and endeavoured through the help of his sister, the king's wife, to violate her chastity. Draupadī complained of his unmannerly conduct towards herself to the king; but when he declined to interfere, she sought the assistance of Bhīma, and at his suggestion showed herself favourable to his advances. It was then agreed that they should meet at mid-night in the dancing hall of the palace. Pursuant to appointment Kīchaka went there and attempted to embrace Draupadī (as he fancied Bhīma to be owing to the darkness of night). But the wretch was at once seized and crushed to death by the powerful Bhīma.]-Comp.
-जित्  m. m. an epithet of Bhīma, the second Pāṇḍava prince.

Shabda-Sagara

कीचक  m.  ( -कः)
1. A bamboo whistling or rattling in the wind.
2. Any hollow bamboo.
3. A reed.
4. A Daitya or infernal demon so named.
5. A particular Rakshasa or goblin.
6. A kind of tree.
7. A prince, the son of KEKAYA.
E. चीक to touch, to sound, वुन् Unadi affix, and the radical consonants transposed.

ROOTS:

चीक वुन्