Dictionary meanings for haihaya from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. pl. N. of a people and their country. yaḥ
1 N. of the great-grandson of Yadu.
2 N. of Arjuna Kārtavīrya (who had a thousand arms and was slain by Paraśurāma q. v.); dhenuvatsaharaṇācca haihayastvaṃ ca kīrtimapahartumudyataḥ R. 11. 74.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. N. of a race (said to have been descendants of Yadu yadu; they are described in the Pura1n2as purARa s as separated into 5 divisions, viz. the Ta1lajan3ghas tAlajaNGa s, Vi1ti-hotras vIti-hotra s, A1vantyas Avantya s, Tun2d2ikeras tuRqikera s, and Ja1tas... m. a king of the Haihayas hEhaya s (esp. applied to Arjuna arjuna Ka1rtavi1rya kārtavīrya, who is said to have had a thousand arms;, see kārtavīrya) ib....
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