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

पुण्ड्रः, पुं, (पुण्ड्यन्ते गुडशर्कराद्यर्थं चूर्णीक्रियते इति । पुडि मर्द्दे + “स्फायितञ्चीति ।” उणा ० २ । १३ । इति रक् ।) इक्षुभेदः । पु~डिआक् इति भाषा । इत्यमरः । २ । ४ । १६३ । दैत्यविशेषः । अतिमुक्तकः । चित्रम् । क्रिमिः । पुण्डरीकम् । देशविशेषे, पुं भूम्नि । इति मेदिनी । रे, ५९ ॥ (यथा, मात्स्ये । ११३ । ४५ । “प्राग्ज्योतिषाश्च पुण्ड्राश्च विदेहास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः । शाम्बमागधगोनर्द्दाः प्राच्या जनपदाः स्मृताः ॥”) तिलकवृक्षः । इति हेमचन्द्रः ॥ ह्नस्वप्लक्षः । इति राजनिर्घण्टः ॥ (अश्वदेहस्थचिह्नविशेषः । अस्य लक्षणादिकं पुण्ड्रकशब्दे द्रष्टव्यम् ॥ वलि- राजस्य क्षेत्रजः पुत्त्रविशेषः । यन्नाम्नैव पुण्ड्र- देशो विख्यातः । यथा, महाभारते । १ । १०४ । ४७ -- ५१ । “वलिः सुदेष्णां भार्य्यां स्वां तस्मै तां प्राहिणोत् पुनः । तां स दीर्घतमाङ्गेषु स्पृष्ट्वा देवीमथाब्रवीत् ॥ भविष्यन्ति कुमारास्ते तेजसादित्यवर्च्चसः । अङ्गो वङ्गः कलिङ्गश्च पुण्ड्रः सुह्मश्च ते सुताः ॥ तेषां देशाः समाख्याताः स्वनामप्रथिता भुवि । अङ्गस्याङ्गोऽभवद्देशो वङ्गो वङ्गस्य च स्मृतः ॥ कलिङ्गविषयश्चैव कलिङ्गस्य च स स्मृतः । पुण्ड्रस्य पुण्ड्राः प्रख्याताः सुह्माः सुह्मस्य च स्मृताः ॥ एवं वलेः पुरा वंशः प्रख्यातो वै महर्षिजः ॥”)

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

पुण्ड्र पुं।

इक्षुभेदः

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

पुण्ड्र¦ पु॰ पुडि--भेदने रक्। (पुं डिया)

१ इक्षुभेदे अमरः। इक्षुशब्दे दृश्यम् ऊर्द्ध्वपुण्ड्रकादौ इक्षुभेदतुल्याकारतयाप्रयोगः

२ देत्यभेदे

३ अतिमुक्तके

४ चित्रके

५ कृमौ

६ पु-ण्डरीके

७ देशभेदे पु॰ मेदि॰। स च देशः वृ॰

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८ ति-लकवृक्षे हेमच॰।

९ ह्रस्वप्लक्षे राजनि॰। स्वार्घे क। पुण्ड्रक माधवीलतायाम् अमरः। इक्षुभेदादौ च।

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

पुण्ड्र¦ n. (-ण्ड्रं)
1. A red variety of the common sugarcane, (Saccharum officinarum.)
2. The name of a Daitya or infernal being, consi- dered as incarnate in S4ISUPA4LA.
3. A mark or line made on the forehead with Sandal, &c.
4. A sort of creeper, (Gærtnera racemosa.)
5. A worm.
6. A white lotus.
7. The name of a country, the greater part of Bengal and part of Behar. m. plu. (-ण्ड्राः) The inhabitants of that country. E. पुडि to rub, aff. रक् |

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

पुण्ड्र m. N. of a son of the दैत्यबलि(ancestor of the पुण्ड्रs) MBh.

पुण्ड्र m. ( pl. )of a people and their country (the modern Bengal and Behar) AitBr. MBh. etc.

पुण्ड्र m. of a son of वसु-देवVP.

पुण्ड्र m. sugar-cane (or a red variety of it) L.

पुण्ड्र m. Gaertnera Racemosa L.

पुण्ड्र m. Ficus Infectoria L.

पुण्ड्र m. Clerodendrum Phlomoides L.

पुण्ड्र m. a white lotus-flower L.

पुण्ड्र m. a worm L.

पुण्ड्र mn. a mark or line made on the forehead with ashes or colouring substances to distinguish वैष्णवs fr. शैवs etc. , a sectarian mark Ka1tyS3r. Sch. RTL. 66 ; 67 (See. ऊर्ध्व-प्, त्रि-प्)

पुण्ड्र n. N. of a mythical city between the mountains हिम-वत्and हेमकूटVa1yuP.

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

(I)--a क्षेत्रज son of Bali, born of दीर्घ- tamas and Bali's wife; a बालेयक्षत्र. भा. IX. २३. 5; M. ४८. २५; वा. ९९. २८, ८५.

(II)--a pupil of याज्ञवल्क्य. Br. II. ३५. २९.

(III)--a वानर chief. Br. III. 7. २३७. [page२-340+ २६]

(IV)--a son of सुगन्धी and Vasudeva; became king. Br. II. ७१. १८६; वा. ९६. १८२.

(V)--a son of Vasudeva, became जरा, a hunter; फलकम्:F1:  M. ४६. २१-22.फलकम्:/F became king. फलकम्:F2:  वा. ९६. १८२.फलकम्:/F

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

Puṇḍra(ka)  : m. (pl.): Name of a Janapada and its people; the people, warriors and their certain kings also designated as Pauṇḍra(ka); once used as an adj. (2. 13. 19).


A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya twice among the northern Janapadas (also called Deśas 6. 10. 68) of Bhāratavarṣa (janapadān nibodha) 6. 10. 37, 5: (puṇḍrā bhārgāḥ kirātāś ca) 6. 10. 49; (oṣṭrāḥ puṇḍrāḥ sasairandhrāḥ) 6. 10. 56; located along the eastern ocean: From Magadha, Arjuna directed the Aśvamedha horse to the south along the sea passing through Vaṅgas, Puṇḍras and Keralas (pāṇḍavaḥ …dakṣiṇāṁ diśam āsthāya cārayām āsa taṁ hayam 14. 84. 1; tataḥ samudratīreṇa vaṅgān puṇḍrān sakeralān) 14. 83. 29; called Janapada also in 6. 46. 49-50 (puṇḍrāḥ…ete janapadā rājan).


B. Origin: Nandinī, the cow of Vasiṣṭha, created Puṇḍras from her foam (puṇḍrān …phenataḥ sā sasarja ha) 1. 165. 36.


C. Social status: Paunḍras, listed among those Kṣatriyas who became degraded as vṛṣala because they disregarded Brāhmaṇas (pauṇḍrāḥ…kṣatriyajātayaḥ/vṛṣalatvam anuprāptā brāhmaṇānām adarśanāt) 13. 35. 17-18; and also because they violated the dharma of Kṣatriyas (kṣatriyāḥ kecit… teṣāṁ…prajā vṛṣalatāṁ prāptā brāhmaṇānām adarśanāt//ta ete…puṇḍrāś ca…/ vṛṣalatvaṁ parigatā vyutthānāt kṣatradharmataḥ/) 14. 29. 14-16; called mlecchas (puṇḍrān sakeralān/tatra tatra ca bhūrīṇi mlecchasainyāny anekaśaḥ vijigye... dhanaṁjayaḥ) 14. 83. 29-30.


D. Special feature: Their warriors fought riding elephants; they were skilled in fighting battles while riding elephants (gajayodhinaḥ; gajayuddheṣu kuśalāḥ) 8. 17. 2-3.


E. Epic events:

(1) Pāṇḍu spread the fame of Kurus in the Puṇḍra country (puṇḍreṣu…kurūṇām akarod yaśaḥ) 1. 105. 12;

(2) King Vāsudeva was known as ‘Pauṇḍraka Vāsudeva’ among the Vaṅgas, Puṇḍras and Kirātas (vaṅgapuṇḍrakirāteṣu rājā…/pauṇḍrako vāsudeveti…lokeṣu viśrutaḥ) 2. 13. 19; Bhīma, in his expedition to the east (yayau prācīṁ diśaṁ prati 2. 26. 1; 2. 23. 9) before the Rājasūya, defeated the king of the Pauṇḍra people in battle (pauṇḍrādhipaṁ …vāsudevam…nirjityājau) 2. 27. 20-21;

(3) Puṇḍra Kṣatriyas brought wealth in hundreds for the Rājasūya (āhārṣuḥ kṣatriyā vittaṁ śataśo 'jātaśatrave) 2. 48. 15-16; they (Puṇḍrakas) also brought fine cloth, silk and woolen materials, and mantles; they were asked by the gatekeepers to bring more; when they brought additional tribute they were allowed to enter through the gate (for citation see Tāmralipta) 2. 48. 17-20; a Pauṇḍra king (not named, Vāsudeva ?), among others, served as server at Rājasūya (yatra sarvān mahīpālān…sapauṇḍroḍrān…yajñe te pariveṣakān) 3. 48. 18, 22;

(4) On the second day of war, Puṇḍras were one of the Janapadas who stood at the right wing (dakṣiṇaṁ pakṣam) of the Krauñcāruṇavyūha (6. 46. 39; Krauñca 6. 47. 1) of Pāṇḍavas 6. 46. 4950;

(5) On the third day, Puṇḍras (puṇḍrāviṣas tathā ?) stood at the left wing (vāmaṁ pakṣam) of the Gāruḍavyūha (6. 52. 2) of Kauravas 6. 52. 9;

(6) Among the past exploits of Kṛṣṇa, Dhṛtarāṣṭra mentioned his victory over Puṇḍras in battle 7. 10. 15;

(7) On the the twelfth day, Pauṇḍras formed the back of the Suparṇavyūha (pṛṣṭhe…pauṇḍramadrakāḥ) (7. 19. 4) of Kauravas 7. 19. 11;

(8) On the fourteenth day, Arjuna killed Puṇḍras and others in hundreds and thousands (na te sma śakyāḥ saṁkhyātum vrātā śatasahasraśaḥ) 7. 68. 42-43;

(9) On the sixteenth day, Karṇa's former victory over Puṇḍras mentioned by Dhṛtarāṣṭra 8. 5. 19 (a reference to Karṇa's digvijaya before Duryodhana's Vaiṣṇavayāga 3. 241. 29, 32; 3. App. I. 24. 28-34); the same day, incited by Duryodhana, Puṇḍras, riding elephants, attacked Dhṛṣṭadyumna showering him with arrows, tomaras and nārāca arrows 8. 17. 2;

(10) Arjuna, accompanying the horse for the Aśvamedha, reached Puṇḍras in the south and conquered their mleccha armies (mlecchasainyāny anekaśaḥ) 14. 83. 30.


F. Certain kings called Puṇḍra, Puṇḍraka, king of the Pauṇḍras or they have the epithet pauṇḍraka:

(1) Puṇḍra 1. 1. 174; Puṇḍraka 2. 4. 21;

(2) A king (Vāsudeva ?): pauṇḍrādhipa 2. 27. 20; he was known among Puṇḍras, Aṅgas and Kīrātas as Pauṇḍraka Vāsudeva 2. 13. 19.


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

Puṇḍra(ka)  : m. (pl.): Name of a Janapada and its people; the people, warriors and their certain kings also designated as Pauṇḍra(ka); once used as an adj. (2. 13. 19).


A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya twice among the northern Janapadas (also called Deśas 6. 10. 68) of Bhāratavarṣa (janapadān nibodha) 6. 10. 37, 5: (puṇḍrā bhārgāḥ kirātāś ca) 6. 10. 49; (oṣṭrāḥ puṇḍrāḥ sasairandhrāḥ) 6. 10. 56; located along the eastern ocean: From Magadha, Arjuna directed the Aśvamedha horse to the south along the sea passing through Vaṅgas, Puṇḍras and Keralas (pāṇḍavaḥ …dakṣiṇāṁ diśam āsthāya cārayām āsa taṁ hayam 14. 84. 1; tataḥ samudratīreṇa vaṅgān puṇḍrān sakeralān) 14. 83. 29; called Janapada also in 6. 46. 49-50 (puṇḍrāḥ…ete janapadā rājan).


B. Origin: Nandinī, the cow of Vasiṣṭha, created Puṇḍras from her foam (puṇḍrān …phenataḥ sā sasarja ha) 1. 165. 36.


C. Social status: Paunḍras, listed among those Kṣatriyas who became degraded as vṛṣala because they disregarded Brāhmaṇas (pauṇḍrāḥ…kṣatriyajātayaḥ/vṛṣalatvam anuprāptā brāhmaṇānām adarśanāt) 13. 35. 17-18; and also because they violated the dharma of Kṣatriyas (kṣatriyāḥ kecit… teṣāṁ…prajā vṛṣalatāṁ prāptā brāhmaṇānām adarśanāt//ta ete…puṇḍrāś ca…/ vṛṣalatvaṁ parigatā vyutthānāt kṣatradharmataḥ/) 14. 29. 14-16; called mlecchas (puṇḍrān sakeralān/tatra tatra ca bhūrīṇi mlecchasainyāny anekaśaḥ vijigye... dhanaṁjayaḥ) 14. 83. 29-30.


D. Special feature: Their warriors fought riding elephants; they were skilled in fighting battles while riding elephants (gajayodhinaḥ; gajayuddheṣu kuśalāḥ) 8. 17. 2-3.


E. Epic events:

(1) Pāṇḍu spread the fame of Kurus in the Puṇḍra country (puṇḍreṣu…kurūṇām akarod yaśaḥ) 1. 105. 12;

(2) King Vāsudeva was known as ‘Pauṇḍraka Vāsudeva’ among the Vaṅgas, Puṇḍras and Kirātas (vaṅgapuṇḍrakirāteṣu rājā…/pauṇḍrako vāsudeveti…lokeṣu viśrutaḥ) 2. 13. 19; Bhīma, in his expedition to the east (yayau prācīṁ diśaṁ prati 2. 26. 1; 2. 23. 9) before the Rājasūya, defeated the king of the Pauṇḍra people in battle (pauṇḍrādhipaṁ …vāsudevam…nirjityājau) 2. 27. 20-21;

(3) Puṇḍra Kṣatriyas brought wealth in hundreds for the Rājasūya (āhārṣuḥ kṣatriyā vittaṁ śataśo 'jātaśatrave) 2. 48. 15-16; they (Puṇḍrakas) also brought fine cloth, silk and woolen materials, and mantles; they were asked by the gatekeepers to bring more; when they brought additional tribute they were allowed to enter through the gate (for citation see Tāmralipta) 2. 48. 17-20; a Pauṇḍra king (not named, Vāsudeva ?), among others, served as server at Rājasūya (yatra sarvān mahīpālān…sapauṇḍroḍrān…yajñe te pariveṣakān) 3. 48. 18, 22;

(4) On the second day of war, Puṇḍras were one of the Janapadas who stood at the right wing (dakṣiṇaṁ pakṣam) of the Krauñcāruṇavyūha (6. 46. 39; Krauñca 6. 47. 1) of Pāṇḍavas 6. 46. 4950;

(5) On the third day, Puṇḍras (puṇḍrāviṣas tathā ?) stood at the left wing (vāmaṁ pakṣam) of the Gāruḍavyūha (6. 52. 2) of Kauravas 6. 52. 9;

(6) Among the past exploits of Kṛṣṇa, Dhṛtarāṣṭra mentioned his victory over Puṇḍras in battle 7. 10. 15;

(7) On the the twelfth day, Pauṇḍras formed the back of the Suparṇavyūha (pṛṣṭhe…pauṇḍramadrakāḥ) (7. 19. 4) of Kauravas 7. 19. 11;

(8) On the fourteenth day, Arjuna killed Puṇḍras and others in hundreds and thousands (na te sma śakyāḥ saṁkhyātum vrātā śatasahasraśaḥ) 7. 68. 42-43;

(9) On the sixteenth day, Karṇa's former victory over Puṇḍras mentioned by Dhṛtarāṣṭra 8. 5. 19 (a reference to Karṇa's digvijaya before Duryodhana's Vaiṣṇavayāga 3. 241. 29, 32; 3. App. I. 24. 28-34); the same day, incited by Duryodhana, Puṇḍras, riding elephants, attacked Dhṛṣṭadyumna showering him with arrows, tomaras and nārāca arrows 8. 17. 2;

(10) Arjuna, accompanying the horse for the Aśvamedha, reached Puṇḍras in the south and conquered their mleccha armies (mlecchasainyāny anekaśaḥ) 14. 83. 30.


F. Certain kings called Puṇḍra, Puṇḍraka, king of the Pauṇḍras or they have the epithet pauṇḍraka:

(1) Puṇḍra 1. 1. 174; Puṇḍraka 2. 4. 21;

(2) A king (Vāsudeva ?): pauṇḍrādhipa 2. 27. 20; he was known among Puṇḍras, Aṅgas and Kīrātas as Pauṇḍraka Vāsudeva 2. 13. 19.


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

Puṇḍra is the name of a people regarded as outcasts in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa. Their name occurs in the Sūtras also. In the Epic their country corresponds with Bengal and Bihar.