रैवतक

{ raivatakḥ, raivataka (raivata), raivataka }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

A mountain in Gujarat. It stands near the present Junagaḍh. The present name of Raivataka mountain is Girnar. In [Mahābhārata] it is spoken of as Ujjayantagiri. It is stated in [Mahābhārata] that while Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna were travelling through Prabhāsakṣetra once, they got to the top of this mountain. [Ādi Parva, Chapter 217, Verse 8] . The Yādavas once celebrated a great festival on the Raivataka mountain. It was during this festival that Arjuna carried away Subhadrā, the sister of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 219] ; [Bhāgavata, Skandha 10] .
RAIVATAKA (RAIVATA)   Son of Priyavrata, the brother of Uttānapāda. Priyavrata had two wives Surūpā and Barhiṣmatī. Surūpā gave birth to ten sons beginning with Agnīdhra. Three sons Uttama, Tāmasa and Raivata were born to Barhiṣmatī. These three sons became Lords of Manvantara, in course of time. (See under Manvantara).
RAIVATAKA II   A mountain in Śāka Island. Mention is made about this mountain in [Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 11, Stanza 18] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

रैवतक  m.  m. N. of a mountain (= रैवत), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.] ( pl. the inhabitants of it, [VarBṛS.])
रवतिक   of a परम-हंस ( q.v.), [JābālUp.] ( v.l.)
of a doorkeeper, [Śak.]
of a prince, [VP.]
a species of date, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

रैवतकः [raivatakḥ]  N. N. of a mountain near Dvārakā; (for a description of this mountain, see Śi.4).
-कम्   A species of date.

Shabda-Sagara

रैवतक  m.  ( -कः) The mountain Raivata.
E. कन् added to the preceding; also

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कन्

with ठक् added to रेवत, रैवतिक .