Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. [cf. Uṇ. 4. 231] The son of Budha and Ilā and founder of the lunar race of kings. [He saw the nymph Urva si, while de- scending upon earth owing to the curse of Mitra and Varuṇa, and fell in love with her. Urva si, too, was enamoured of the king who was as renowned for per- sonal beauty as for truthfulness, devo- tion, and generosity, and became his wife. They lived happily together for many days, and after she...