Difference between revisions of "Divodāsa"
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# one who desires the heavens; pious; righteous; devoted; religious | # one who desires the heavens; pious; righteous; devoted; religious | ||
| − | # a famous king who is regarded as the founder and patron saint of Indian medicine, who was the king of Kāśi and the son of [[Bhīmaratha]] (M. Bh.); another name for the sage [[Bharadvāja]] (Ŗ. [[Veda]]); a descendant of [[Bhīma]] (K.S.S.); the son of Vyadhryaśva (Ŗ. [[Veda]]). | + | # [[a]] famous king who is regarded as the founder and patron saint of Indian medicine, who was the king of Kāśi and the son of [[Bhīmaratha]] (M. Bh.); another name for the sage [[Bharadvāja]] (Ŗ. [[Veda]]); [[a]] descendant of [[Bhīma]] (K.S.S.); the son of Vyadhryaśva (Ŗ. [[Veda]]). |
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Latest revision as of 19:05, 29 December 2013
By Jit Majumdar
Sometimes transliterated as: Divodasa, DivodAsa, Divodaasa
- devoted to the skies (heavens)
- one who desires the heavens; pious; righteous; devoted; religious
- a famous king who is regarded as the founder and patron saint of Indian medicine, who was the king of Kāśi and the son of Bhīmaratha (M. Bh.); another name for the sage Bharadvāja (Ŗ. Veda); a descendant of Bhīma (K.S.S.); the son of Vyadhryaśva (Ŗ. Veda).