निषध

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

कल्पद्रुमः

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

निषधः, पुं, पर्व्वतविशेषः । इत्यमरः । २ । ३ । ३ ॥ स तु इलावृतस्य दक्षिणे हरिवर्षस्य सीमा- पर्व्वतः । प्रागायतः । अयुतयोजनोत्सेधः । द्विसहसयोजनविस्तीर्णः । इति श्रीभागवते ५ स्कन्धे १६ अध्यायः ॥ कठिनम् । देशविशेषः । (यथा, महाभारते । ३ । ५३ । ३ । “ब्रह्मण्यो वेदवित् शूरो निषधेषु महीपतिः ॥”) तद्देशीयराजः । इति मेदिनी । धे, ३३ ॥ निषादस्वरः । इति हेमचन्द्रः । ६ । ३७ ॥ (रामप्रपौत्त्रे सूर्य्यवंशीयनृपभेदे । यथा, हरि- वंशे । १५ । २६ । “रामस्य तनयो जज्ञे कुश इत्यभिविश्रुतः । अतिथिस्तु कुशाज्जज्ञे निषधस्तस्य चात्मजः ॥”)

अमरकोशः

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

निषध पुं।

निषधपर्वतः

समानार्थक:निषध

2।3।3।1।2

हिमवान्निषधो विन्ध्यो माल्यवान्पारियात्रिकः। गन्धमादनमन्ये च हेमकूटादयो नगाः॥

पदार्थ-विभागः : , द्रव्यम्, पृथ्वी

वाचस्पत्यम्

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

निषध¦ पु॰ पर्वतभेदे स च सि॰ शि॰ उक्तो यथा
“लङ्कादेशाद्धिमगिरिरुदग्धेमकूटोऽथ तस्मात् तस्मा-च्चान्यो निषध इति ते सिन्धुपर्यन्त दैर्व्याः”। एवं सिद्धा-दुदगपि पुरात् शृङ्गवच्छुक्लनीला वर्षाण्येषां जगुरिहबुधा अन्तरे द्रोणिदेशान्। भारतवर्षमिदं ह्युदगस्मात्किन्नरवर्षमतो हरिवर्षम्” मू॰
“अतो लङ्काया उत्त-रतो हिमवान् नाम गिरिः पूर्व सिन्धुपर्यन्तदैर्व्यो-ऽस्ति। तस्योत्तरे हेमकूटः, सोऽपि समुद्रपर्यन्तदैर्घ्यः। तथा तदुत्तरे निषधः”। तेषामन्तरे द्रोणिदेशा वर्ष-संज्ञाः, तत्रादौ भारतवर्षम्। तदुत्तरं किन्नरवर्षम्। ततो हरिवर्षमिति” प्रमिता॰। स च किंपुरुषवर्षस्यसीमापर्वतः यथाह भाग॰

५ ।

१६ ।

१० श्लो॰।
“एवं दक्षि-णेनेलावृतं निषधो हेमकूटो हिमालय इति प्रागायतायथा नीलादयः। अयुतयोजनोत्सेधा हरिवर्षकिम्-पुरुषभारतानां यथासंख्यम्”। सूर्यवंश्ये रामात्मजकुशस्यपौत्रे

२ नृपभेदे
“अतिथिस्त कुशाज्जज्ञे निषधस्तस्य चा-त्मजः” हरिवं

१५ अ॰।
“स (अतिथिः) नैषधस्यार्थपतेःसुतायाम् उत्पादयामास निषिद्धशत्रुः। अनूनसारंनिषधान्नगेन्द्रात् पुत्रं यमाहुर्निषधाख्यमेव” रघुः। चन्द्र-वंश्ये

३ जनमेजयान्तरस्यात्मजभेदे
“जनमेयस्य तनयाःभुवि ख्याता महाबलाः। धृतराष्ट्रः प्रथमजः पाण्डुर्बा-ह्लीक एव च। निषधश्च महातेजास्तथा जाम्बूनदोब्रली” भा॰ आ॰

९४ अ॰।

४ देशभेदे पु॰ ब॰ व॰।
“शका[Page4114-a+ 38] निषादा निषधास्तथैवानर्त्तनैरृताः” भा॰ भी॰

९ अ॰जनषदोक्तौ।
“निषधेषु महीपालो वीरसेन इतिश्रुतः” भा॰ व॰

५२ अ॰। निषधानां राजा ते अभिजनोऽस्यवा अण्। नैषध तद्देशनृपे पित्रादिक्रमेण तद्देशवासिनिच।
“न नैषधे कार्यमिदं निगाद्यम्” नैष॰ बहुषु अणोलुक्।

५ कठिने त्रि॰ मेदि॰

६ निषादस्वरे हेमच॰।

७ कुरुनामकनृपपुत्रे च
“तपत्यां सूर्य्यकन्यायां कुरुक्षे-त्रपतिः कुरुः। परीक्षित् सुधनुर्मन्युर्निषधश्च कुरोःसुताः” भाग॰

२२ ।

३

शब्दसागरः

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

निषध¦ m. (-धः)
1. The name of a mountain or mountanious range, forming one of the principal ranges of the universe, and des- cribed as lying immediately south of Ila4vrata, and north of the Hima4laya range.
2. A country in the south-east division of India.
3. The sovereign of Nishada.
4. A musical note; also निषाद | [Page402-a+ 60]
5. Hard, solid. E. नि before, सद् to go, aff. अच्, and द irregularly changed to ध।

Apte

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

निषध [niṣadha], a. Hard, solid. -धाः m. (pl.) N. of a people and their country governed by Nala.

धः A ruler of the Niṣadhas.

N. of a mountain.

A musical note; cf. निषाद. -धा N. of Nala's capital.

Monier-Williams

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

निषध m. N. of a mountain or chain of mountains (described as lying immediately south of इला-वृतand north of the हिमा-लय) MBh. Pur.

निषध m. ( pl. )N. of a people and their country governed by नलib.

निषध m. the sovereign of the निषधs (N. of a son of जनम्-एजय; of कुशthe father of नल; of a grandson of कुशetc. ) ib.

निषध m. a partic. position of the closed hand Cat.

निषध m. a bull L.

निषध m. (in music) a partic. note(See. नि-षाद)

निषध mfn. hard W.

Purana index

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

(I)--a son of Atithi and father of Nabha. (Anala-वि। प्।). The ब्र्। प्। makes him father of Nala. फलकम्:F2:  Br. III. ६३. २०१-2.फलकम्:/F ^1 भा. IX. १२. 1; M. १२. ५२; वा. ८८. २०१; Vi. IV. 4. १०५.

(II)--a वर्षपर्वत; फलकम्:F1:  Br. I. 1. ६९; M. ११३. १२, २२; १२१. ६६; १८३. 1; वा. 1. ८५. Vi. II. 2. २८ and ३९.फलकम्:/F a mountain range on the base of Meru and to the south of इलावृत and a boundary of हरिवर्ष; फलकम्:F2:  भा. V. १६. 9, २६; वा. ३४. १४ and २५.फलकम्:/F migration of the Yadus to; फलकम्:F3:  भा. 2. 3; Br. II. १५. १५ and २८.फलकम्:/F residence of the वानरस् and नागस्; फलकम्:F4:  Ib. II. १७. ३४; III. 7. १९४; IV. ३१. १६.फलकम्:/F location of the विष्णु temple in. फलकम्:F5:  वा. ३५. 8; ३६. १९; ३७. २८; ४१. ४८.फलकम्:/F

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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

Niṣadha  : m.: Name of a mountain.


A. Location: Listed among the six mountains lying to the north of the Bhāratavarṣa (6. 7. 6) and which extend from the west to the east and are merged in the eastern and the western oceans at the two ends (prāgāyatā mahārāja ṣaḍ ete…/avagāḍhā hy ubhayataḥ samudrau pūrvapaścimau//) 6. 7. 2; these mountains lie at a distance of hundreds of yojanas from one another (teṣām antaraviṣkambho yojanāni sahasraśaḥ) 6. 7. 4; to the south of the Nīla mountain and to the north of the Niṣadha there is the big, eternal Jambū tree named Sudarśana (dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya niṣadhasyottareṇa tu/sudarśano nāma mahāñ jambūvṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ) 6. 8. 18; to the south of the Nīla mountain and to the north of the Niṣadha also lies the mountain Mālyavant 6. 7. 7.


B. Description: Excellent (nagottama) 6. 7. 3; all the six mountains are frequented by the Siddhas and the Cāraṇas (siddhacāraṇasevitāḥ) 6. 7. 4.


C. Characteristics: All the six mountains are full of jewels (ṣaḍ ete ratnaparvatāḥ) 6. 7. 2; the serpents and the Nāgas live on the Niṣadha (sarpā nāgāś ca niṣadhe) 6. 7. 48; also the Gandharvas live there (gandharvā niṣadhe śaile) 6. 7. 49.


D. Past event: One of the mountains seen by Mārkaṇḍeya in the belly of the Bāla (3. 186. 83 = Nārāyaṇa 3. 187. 3) 3. 186. 102.


E. Importance: Finds place in the Daivata-Ṛṣi-Vaṁśa 13. 151. 26, 2.


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Niṣadha  : m. (pl.): Name of a Janapada and its people; the people also called Naiṣadba (3. 58. 18).


A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya among the northern Janapadas (also called Deśas 6. 10. 68) of the Bhāratavarṣa (ata ūrdhvaṁ janapadān nibodha) 6. 10. 37, 5; (niṣādā niṣadhāḥ) 6. 10. 50.


B. Description: Skilled in fighting while riding elephants (gajayuddheṣu kuśalāḥ) 8. 17. 3; (gajayodhin) 8. 17. 2.


C. Epic events: On the sixteenth day of war, the Niṣadha warriors, incited by Duryodhana, attacked Dhṛṣṭadyumna 8. 17. 3; they showered arrows, tomaras and nārāca type of arrows on Dhṛṣṭadyumna 8. 17. 4 (the war described in 8. 17. 5ff.).


D. Past events:

(1) Indra once took resort to a hermitage on a mountain in the Niṣadha country and lived there in disguise in order to subdue his enemies (indreṇa niṣadhān prāpya giriprasthāśrame tadā/channenoṣya kṛtaṁ karma) 3. 299. 11;

(2) The swan returned to the Niṣadha country and reported to Nala his meeting with Damayanti (punar āgamya niṣadhān nale sarvaṁ nyavedayat) 3. 50. 31; Kali dwelt for a long time in the Niṣadha country looking for an opportunity to enter Nala's body (sa nityam antaraprekṣī niṣadheṣv avasac ciram) 3. 56. 2; Kali told Puṣkara to play a game of dice with Nala, defeat him, and obtain the kingdom of the Niṣadha country (niṣadhān pratipadyasva) 3. 56. 5; the people of Niṣadha paid no regard to Nala after his defeat since they were threatened by Puṣkara (na satkāram akurvan mayi naiṣadhāḥ) 3. 58. 18; Nala went to the Niṣadha country to challenge Puṣkara for a game of dice (jagāma niṣadhān prati) 3. 77. 1.


E. Nala (and his father Vīrasena) variously called the king of the Niṣadhas, the guardian of the lineage of Niṣadha, or one belonging to the Niṣadha country:

(1) goptā niṣadhavaṁśasya: Nala 3. 61. 74;

(2) niṣadhādhipa: Nala 3. 54. 19; 3. 59. 5, 18; 3. 61. 26; 3. 65. 3; 3. 75. 1; 3. 76. 11; 3. 77. 29;

(3) niṣadhādhipati: Nala 3. 58. 12; 3. 61. 32, 73; 3. 70. 29; niṣadhānāṁ adhipatiḥ: Nala 3. 61. 51, 88, 100;

(4) niṣadhānāṁ janādhipa: 3. 61. 12; niṣadhānāṁ janādhipaḥ: Nala 3. 61. 82;

(5) niṣadheśvara: Nala 3. 63. 19;

(6) niṣadheṣu nṛpottamaḥ: Vīrasena 3. 61. 45;

(7) niṣadheṣu mahīpatiḥ: Nala 3. 50. 3, 26;

(8) niṣadheṣu mahīpālaḥ: vīrasena 3. 49. 39;

(9) naiṣadha: (i) Nala 1. 1. 175; 3. 50. 15, 20; 3. 51. 28, 29; 3. 52. 3, 8. 9; 3. 54. 17, 21, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31; 3. 56. 1, 13, 14; 3. 57. 15; 3. 58. 7, 23; 3. 60. 2, 8, 15, 21, 23, 24; 3. 61. 54, 87, 119; 3. 63. 10; 3. 64. 1, 19; 3. 65. 5, 22, 23; 3. 66. 2; 3. 68. 2; 3. 70. 34, 35; 3. 71. 11, 14, 31, 33, 34; 3. 72. 14; 3. 73. 26; 3. 75. 4; 3. 76. 10, 11, 17; 3. 77. 1, 11, 12, 25; 3. 85. 20; 13. 75. 25 (bhūridyumno naiṣadhaḥ somakaś ca/ Does naiṣadha refer to Nala, or is it an adj. of Bhūridyumna ?) (ii) A certain warrior (king ?), not named, on the side of the Kauravas (naiṣadhaś ca mahābalaḥ) 7. 19. 13.


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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

Niṣadha  : m.: Name of a mountain.


A. Location: Listed among the six mountains lying to the north of the Bhāratavarṣa (6. 7. 6) and which extend from the west to the east and are merged in the eastern and the western oceans at the two ends (prāgāyatā mahārāja ṣaḍ ete…/avagāḍhā hy ubhayataḥ samudrau pūrvapaścimau//) 6. 7. 2; these mountains lie at a distance of hundreds of yojanas from one another (teṣām antaraviṣkambho yojanāni sahasraśaḥ) 6. 7. 4; to the south of the Nīla mountain and to the north of the Niṣadha there is the big, eternal Jambū tree named Sudarśana (dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya niṣadhasyottareṇa tu/sudarśano nāma mahāñ jambūvṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ) 6. 8. 18; to the south of the Nīla mountain and to the north of the Niṣadha also lies the mountain Mālyavant 6. 7. 7.


B. Description: Excellent (nagottama) 6. 7. 3; all the six mountains are frequented by the Siddhas and the Cāraṇas (siddhacāraṇasevitāḥ) 6. 7. 4.


C. Characteristics: All the six mountains are full of jewels (ṣaḍ ete ratnaparvatāḥ) 6. 7. 2; the serpents and the Nāgas live on the Niṣadha (sarpā nāgāś ca niṣadhe) 6. 7. 48; also the Gandharvas live there (gandharvā niṣadhe śaile) 6. 7. 49.


D. Past event: One of the mountains seen by Mārkaṇḍeya in the belly of the Bāla (3. 186. 83 = Nārāyaṇa 3. 187. 3) 3. 186. 102.


E. Importance: Finds place in the Daivata-Ṛṣi-Vaṁśa 13. 151. 26, 2.


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Niṣadha  : m. (pl.): Name of a Janapada and its people; the people also called Naiṣadba (3. 58. 18).


A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya among the northern Janapadas (also called Deśas 6. 10. 68) of the Bhāratavarṣa (ata ūrdhvaṁ janapadān nibodha) 6. 10. 37, 5; (niṣādā niṣadhāḥ) 6. 10. 50.


B. Description: Skilled in fighting while riding elephants (gajayuddheṣu kuśalāḥ) 8. 17. 3; (gajayodhin) 8. 17. 2.


C. Epic events: On the sixteenth day of war, the Niṣadha warriors, incited by Duryodhana, attacked Dhṛṣṭadyumna 8. 17. 3; they showered arrows, tomaras and nārāca type of arrows on Dhṛṣṭadyumna 8. 17. 4 (the war described in 8. 17. 5ff.).


D. Past events:

(1) Indra once took resort to a hermitage on a mountain in the Niṣadha country and lived there in disguise in order to subdue his enemies (indreṇa niṣadhān prāpya giriprasthāśrame tadā/channenoṣya kṛtaṁ karma) 3. 299. 11;

(2) The swan returned to the Niṣadha country and reported to Nala his meeting with Damayanti (punar āgamya niṣadhān nale sarvaṁ nyavedayat) 3. 50. 31; Kali dwelt for a long time in the Niṣadha country looking for an opportunity to enter Nala's body (sa nityam antaraprekṣī niṣadheṣv avasac ciram) 3. 56. 2; Kali told Puṣkara to play a game of dice with Nala, defeat him, and obtain the kingdom of the Niṣadha country (niṣadhān pratipadyasva) 3. 56. 5; the people of Niṣadha paid no regard to Nala after his defeat since they were threatened by Puṣkara (na satkāram akurvan mayi naiṣadhāḥ) 3. 58. 18; Nala went to the Niṣadha country to challenge Puṣkara for a game of dice (jagāma niṣadhān prati) 3. 77. 1.


E. Nala (and his father Vīrasena) variously called the king of the Niṣadhas, the guardian of the lineage of Niṣadha, or one belonging to the Niṣadha country:

(1) goptā niṣadhavaṁśasya: Nala 3. 61. 74;

(2) niṣadhādhipa: Nala 3. 54. 19; 3. 59. 5, 18; 3. 61. 26; 3. 65. 3; 3. 75. 1; 3. 76. 11; 3. 77. 29;

(3) niṣadhādhipati: Nala 3. 58. 12; 3. 61. 32, 73; 3. 70. 29; niṣadhānāṁ adhipatiḥ: Nala 3. 61. 51, 88, 100;

(4) niṣadhānāṁ janādhipa: 3. 61. 12; niṣadhānāṁ janādhipaḥ: Nala 3. 61. 82;

(5) niṣadheśvara: Nala 3. 63. 19;

(6) niṣadheṣu nṛpottamaḥ: Vīrasena 3. 61. 45;

(7) niṣadheṣu mahīpatiḥ: Nala 3. 50. 3, 26;

(8) niṣadheṣu mahīpālaḥ: vīrasena 3. 49. 39;

(9) naiṣadha: (i) Nala 1. 1. 175; 3. 50. 15, 20; 3. 51. 28, 29; 3. 52. 3, 8. 9; 3. 54. 17, 21, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31; 3. 56. 1, 13, 14; 3. 57. 15; 3. 58. 7, 23; 3. 60. 2, 8, 15, 21, 23, 24; 3. 61. 54, 87, 119; 3. 63. 10; 3. 64. 1, 19; 3. 65. 5, 22, 23; 3. 66. 2; 3. 68. 2; 3. 70. 34, 35; 3. 71. 11, 14, 31, 33, 34; 3. 72. 14; 3. 73. 26; 3. 75. 4; 3. 76. 10, 11, 17; 3. 77. 1, 11, 12, 25; 3. 85. 20; 13. 75. 25 (bhūridyumno naiṣadhaḥ somakaś ca/ Does naiṣadha refer to Nala, or is it an adj. of Bhūridyumna ?) (ii) A certain warrior (king ?), not named, on the side of the Kauravas (naiṣadhaś ca mahābalaḥ) 7. 19. 13.


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