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Daṇḍaka : (m. ?), Daṇḍakāraṇya nt.: Name of a forest and a tīrtha.
A. Location: The river Godāvarī flew through it 3. 261. 40; the āśrama of Śarabhaṅga was in this forest 3. 261. 39.
B. Description: Large forest (mahāvana) 9. 38. 10; (mahāraṇya) 3. 261. 39; (vane mahati) 3. 263. 24; holy forest (dharmāraṇya) 3. 261. 43.
C. Holy tīrtha: One should bathe there (upaspṛśet); just by bathing there (snātamātrasya) one gets the fruit of gifting a thousand cows 3. 83. 38.
D. Rāmāyaṇa events:
(1) Rāma, during the term of his exile, lived there with his wife and brother on the river Godāvarī 3. 147. 29; 3. 261. 40;
(2) Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa proceeded towards its south in search of Sītā 3. 263. 23;
(3) There they encountered Kabandha 3. 263. 25;
(4) Rāghava killed Khara, Dūṣaṇa and other fourteen thousand demons and made the holy forest safe again (cakre kṣemaṁ punar dhīmān dharmāraṇyaṁ sa rāghavaḥ) 3. 261. 43; 9. 38. 9.
E. Past events:
(1) “The fire of the anger of sages who blazed with austerities is not extinguished even now in the Daṇḍaka” said the wife of the Brāhmaṇa to Kauśika (tathaiva dīptatapasāṁ munīnāṁ bhāvitātmanām/yeṣāṁ krodhāgnir adyāpi daṇḍake nopaśāmyati//) 3. 197. 25 (Nī. on Bom. Ed. 3. 206. 27 has simply daṇḍake daṇḍakāraṇye); 13. 136. 17;
(2) “A certain Brāhmaṇa destroyed the kingdom of the Daṇḍakas.”--this is what Vāyu told Sahasrārjuna (daṇḍakānāṁ mahad rājyaṁ brāhmaṇena vināśitam) 13. 138. 11.
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Daṇḍaka : m. (pl.): Name of a people.
A. Location: South: they were encountered by Sahadeva in the south (prayayau dakṣiṇāṁ diśam) 2. 28. 1, 8, 37;
B. Epic event: They were subjugated by Sahadeva in his expedition before the Rājasūya (vaśe cakre…daṇḍakāṁś ca mahābalaḥ) 2. 28. 43;
C. Past event: Their large kingdom was destroyed by a Brāhmaṇa 13. 138. 11.
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सम्पाद्यताम्|
पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
Daṇḍaka : (m. ?), Daṇḍakāraṇya nt.: Name of a forest and a tīrtha.
A. Location: The river Godāvarī flew through it 3. 261. 40; the āśrama of Śarabhaṅga was in this forest 3. 261. 39.
B. Description: Large forest (mahāvana) 9. 38. 10; (mahāraṇya) 3. 261. 39; (vane mahati) 3. 263. 24; holy forest (dharmāraṇya) 3. 261. 43.
C. Holy tīrtha: One should bathe there (upaspṛśet); just by bathing there (snātamātrasya) one gets the fruit of gifting a thousand cows 3. 83. 38.
D. Rāmāyaṇa events:
(1) Rāma, during the term of his exile, lived there with his wife and brother on the river Godāvarī 3. 147. 29; 3. 261. 40;
(2) Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa proceeded towards its south in search of Sītā 3. 263. 23;
(3) There they encountered Kabandha 3. 263. 25;
(4) Rāghava killed Khara, Dūṣaṇa and other fourteen thousand demons and made the holy forest safe again (cakre kṣemaṁ punar dhīmān dharmāraṇyaṁ sa rāghavaḥ) 3. 261. 43; 9. 38. 9.
E. Past events:
(1) “The fire of the anger of sages who blazed with austerities is not extinguished even now in the Daṇḍaka” said the wife of the Brāhmaṇa to Kauśika (tathaiva dīptatapasāṁ munīnāṁ bhāvitātmanām/yeṣāṁ krodhāgnir adyāpi daṇḍake nopaśāmyati//) 3. 197. 25 (Nī. on Bom. Ed. 3. 206. 27 has simply daṇḍake daṇḍakāraṇye); 13. 136. 17;
(2) “A certain Brāhmaṇa destroyed the kingdom of the Daṇḍakas.”--this is what Vāyu told Sahasrārjuna (daṇḍakānāṁ mahad rājyaṁ brāhmaṇena vināśitam) 13. 138. 11.
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*3rd word in right half of page p360_mci (+offset) in original book.
previous page p359_mci .......... next page p361_mci
Daṇḍaka : m. (pl.): Name of a people.
A. Location: South: they were encountered by Sahadeva in the south (prayayau dakṣiṇāṁ diśam) 2. 28. 1, 8, 37;
B. Epic event: They were subjugated by Sahadeva in his expedition before the Rājasūya (vaśe cakre…daṇḍakāṁś ca mahābalaḥ) 2. 28. 43;
C. Past event: Their large kingdom was destroyed by a Brāhmaṇa 13. 138. 11.
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*1st word in right half of page p740_mci (+offset) in original book.