प्रतर्दन

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

प्रतर्दन [pratardana], a. Piercing, destroying (an epithet of Viṣṇu).

प्रतर्दनः [pratardanḥ], 1 N. of the son of Divodāsa.

N. of one of Indra's disciples.

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

प्रतर्दन/ प्र-तर्दन See. under प्र-तृद्.

प्रतर्दन/ प्र- mfn. piercing , destroying (said of विष्णु) Vishn2.

प्रतर्दन/ प्र- m. N. of a king of काशि(son of दिवो-दासand author of RV. ix , 96 ) Br. MBh. etc.

प्रतर्दन/ प्र- m. of a राक्षसR.

प्रतर्दन/ प्र- m. of a class of divinities under मनुऔत्तमMa1rkP.

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

(I)--see Dyumat. भा. IX. १७. 6.

(II)--a son of दिवोदास; father of Vatsa and Garga; फलकम्:F1:  Br. III. ६७. ६७-9; वा. ९२. ६४, ६५.फलकम्:/F earned the title, शत्रुजित् by destroying the line of भद्रश्रेणीय; known as Vatsa, so called by his father out of love, and as ऋतध्वज by being truthful. For posses- sing a horse by name कुवलायश्व, he came to be known by that name. Alarka was the son of Vatsa. फलकम्:F2:  Vi. IV. 8. ११-16.फलकम्:/F

(III)--a grandson of ययाति by his daughter who with अष्टक, शिबि and Pratardana was engaged in a sacrifice; फलकम्:F1:  M. ३५. 5.फलकम्:/F discoursed with ययाति on different worlds and [page२-407+ २५] promised to give those worlds to which he was entitled to; went to heaven with the above. फलकम्:F2:  Ib. ३८. २२; ४१. १३-14; ४२. १४, २६ and २८.फलकम्:/F

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

PRATARDANA :

1) General information. A King of the line of Pūru. Pratardana who was the son of the daughter of King Yayāti ruled the country after making Kāśī his capital. Pratardana's mother was Mādhavī, Yayāti's daughter, and father, Divodāsa. Pratardana once found on his way his grandfather, King Yayāti, who had fallen from Svarga. (See under Yayāti).

2) Other details.

(i) Emperor Śibi gave Pratardana a sword. (Śloka 80, Chapter 166, Śānti Parva).

(ii) He once gave a gift of a netra (eye) to the brahmins. (Śloka 20, Chapter 224, Śānti Parva).

(iii) He slew the son of Vītahavya. (See under Vīta- havya).

(iv) Pratardana courted death after appointing his sons for the service of brahmins. (Śloka 5, Chapter 137, Anuśāsana Parva).


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