parīkṣit

Dictionary meanings for parīkṣit from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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parīkṣit

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

m. N. of a king, son of Abhimanyu and grandson of Arjuna. He succeeded to the throne of Has- tināpura after Yudhiṣṭhira. He died of a snake-bite. The Kali age is said to have commenced with his reign.

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