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Indraprastham – n. It is derived as indrasya indrakīlasya prastham iva (Resembling the peak of Indrakīla mountain). It is the City built by king Yudhiṣṭhira, now famous as Delhi. We see a description of the city in MBh. 1|208|281 | Indraprastham – n. It is derived as indrasya indrakīlasya prastham iva (Resembling the peak of Indrakīla mountain). It is the City built by king Yudhiṣṭhira, now famous as Delhi. We see a description of the city in MBh. 1|208|281 | ||
Trans. – Then, those great warriors, having performed an expiatory rite in a sacred, auspicious place, built a city led by Dvaipāyana; a city decorated with trenches resembling the seas. That Indraprastha shone like the heaven, like a group of clouds penetrated and encapsulated by lightning. | Trans. – Then, those great warriors, having performed an expiatory rite in a sacred, auspicious place, built a city led by Dvaipāyana; a city decorated with trenches resembling the seas. That Indraprastha shone like the heaven, like a group of clouds penetrated and encapsulated by lightning. | ||
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• Notes by the editor: Indraprastha was the capital city built by the Paṇḍava-s, with the help of Maya, the architect of Demons, who was rescued by Arjuna during the burning of Khāṇḍavavana. | • Notes by the editor: Indraprastha was the capital city built by the Paṇḍava-s, with the help of Maya, the architect of Demons, who was rescued by Arjuna during the burning of Khāṇḍavavana. | ||
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| + | * Shabdakalpadrumah by Raja Radhakantdev, Varadaprasada Vasu, Haricarana Vasu | ||
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Revision as of 11:24, 4 October 2014
By M. A. Alwar
Indraprastham – n. It is derived as indrasya indrakīlasya prastham iva (Resembling the peak of Indrakīla mountain). It is the City built by king Yudhiṣṭhira, now famous as Delhi. We see a description of the city in MBh. 1|208|281
Trans. – Then, those great warriors, having performed an expiatory rite in a sacred, auspicious place, built a city led by Dvaipāyana; a city decorated with trenches resembling the seas. That Indraprastha shone like the heaven, like a group of clouds penetrated and encapsulated by lightning.
• Notes by the editor: Indraprastha was the capital city built by the Paṇḍava-s, with the help of Maya, the architect of Demons, who was rescued by Arjuna during the burning of Khāṇḍavavana.
References
- Shabdakalpadrumah by Raja Radhakantdev, Varadaprasada Vasu, Haricarana Vasu