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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Jayadhvaja in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Jayadhvaja (जयध्वज).—The fifth of the hundred sons of Kārtavīryārjuna. It is stated in Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Chapter 46 that, of the hundred sons of Kārtavīryārjuna, Śūra, Śūrasena, Dhiṣaṇa, Madhu and Jayadhvaja were the mightiest warriors. This Jayadhvaja was the father of Tālajaṅgha.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Jayadhvaja (जयध्वज).—A son of ٲīⲹ Arjuna and father of Tālajangha;1 a Mahāratha who reigned at Avanti;2 known also as Vaikarta.3

  • 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 27-28; Vāyu-purāṇa 94. 50; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 11. 21-22.
  • 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 41. 13; 47. 66; 69. 50.
  • 3) Matsya-purāṇa 43. 46.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Jayadhvaja (जयध्वज) is one of the hundred sons sons of ٲīⲹ and the grandson of ṛtīⲹ, according to the ղṃśānܳٲ section of the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] Dhanaka’s son was ṛtīⲹ, who had three sons—ٲī�, Kṛtāgni and Kṛtavarman. Of these three, ٲīⲹ had hundred sons, amongst whom only five were very famous. They were Śūrasena and others. They worshipped Mahādeva and received boons from The Lord. But Jayadhvaja was very intelligent and was devoted to Nārāyaṇa. The progeny of Jayadhvaja are called Tālajaṃghas (Tālajaṅghas). Vitihotra was the eldest of them and they were Yadavas.

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[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Jayadhvaja in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jayadhvaja (जयध्वज).—[masculine] flag of victory.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Jayadhvaja (जयध्वज):—[=jaya-dhvaja] [from jaya] m. a flag of victory

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Arjuna ٲīⲹ, [Harivaṃśa 1893; Viṣṇu-purāṇa iv, 11, 5; Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 23, 26 f.; Bṛhan-nāradīya-purāṇa, 38 adhyāya xxxvii]

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