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Indraprastham

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By M. A. Alwar


Gender of word[edit]

Indraprastham is a neutral form

Origin of word[edit]

It is derived from 'indrasya indrakīlasya prastham iva' which means "Resembling the peak of Indrakīla mountain".

Indraprastham as per Mahābhārat[edit]

Indraprastham is the capital city of the Paṇḍavas[1] and was built with the help of Māya asura who Arjuna had saved during the burning of the Khāṇḍavavana.

Then, those great warriors, having performed an expiatory rite in a sacred, auspicious place, built a city led by Dvaipāyana; a city decorated with trenches resembling the seas. That Indraprastha shone like the heaven, like a group of clouds penetrated and encapsulated by lightning.[2]

It is presently known as Delhi.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Mahābhārat 1-208,1-281
  2. ↑ Mahābhārat
  • Shabdakalpadrumah by Raja Radhakantdev, Varadaprasada Vasu, Haricarana Vasu

Contributors to this article

Deval Sancheti, Krishna Maheshwari, M. A. Alwar

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