ambarīṣa

ambarīṣa mn. (-ṣaḥ-ṣaṃ)

1 A frying pan.

2 War, battle. m. (-ṣaḥ)

1 A name of ŚIVA.

2 Also of VIṢṆU.

3 A young animal, a colt, a boy.

4 The name of a king of the solar race, celebrated as a worshipper of VIṢṆU.

5 A division of hell.

6 The sun.

7 Repentance.

8 A tree, (Spondias mangifera.)

E. abi to sound, and īṣan Uṇādi affix, but irregularly formed.

amba-rīṣa (ṣaḥ-ṣaṃ) 1. m. n. Frying-
pan; war. m. Shiva; Vishnu; a
colt; name of a king; a hell.

ambarīṣa ambarīṣa, as, am, m. n. (fr. rt.

amb?), a frying-pan (in this sense also written with

short i, ambariṣa); one of the hells; remorse,

war, battle; (as), m. a young animal, a colt; the

sun; the hog-plum plant, Spondias Magnifera; N.

of Viṣṇu; of Śiva; of a king of the solar race,

celebrated as a worshipper of Viṣṇu. —Ambarīṣa-

putra, as, m. son of Ambarīṣa, whence the N. of

a country.

ambarī́ṣa m. n. a frying-pan; m. a man's name.

ambarīṣa ambarī́ṣa, m. n. frying-pan; m. N..

ambarī́ṣa mn. a frying pan, TS. v, KātyŚr.

ambarī́ṣa m. N. of a hell, Jain.

remorse, L.

war, battle, L.

a young animal, colt, L.

the sun, R. v, 3, 5, sky, atmosphere Comm. on Uṇ.

the hog-plum plant (Spondias Magnifera), L.

N. of a Rājarṣi (son of the king Vṛṣagir, and composer of the hymns, RV. i, 100 and ix, 98), RV. i, 100, 17, of a descendant of Manu Vaivasvata and son of Nābhāga (celebrated for his devotion to Viṣṇu), MBh. &c. N. of a Rājarṣi (descendant of Sagara and ancestor of Daśaratha), R.

N. of a son of the patriarch Pulaha, VāyuP. &c.

N. of Śiva, L.

of Viṣṇu, L.

of Gaṇeśa, Kathās.

ambarīṣa

mn. (-ṣaḥ-ṣaṃ)

1. A frying pan.

2. War, battle.

m. (-ṣaḥ)

1. A name
of SIVA.

2. Also of VISHNŪ.

3. A young animal. a colt, a boy.

4.
The name of a king of the solar race, celebrated as a worshipper of
VISHNŪ.

5. A division of hell.

6. The sun.

7. Repentance.

8. A tree,
(Spondias mangifera.)

E. abi to sound, and īṣan Unādi affix, but
irregularly formed.

ambarīṣa ambarīṣa m. n. poêle à frire.

Guerre, combat.

— M. śiva; viṣṇu; le Soleil.

Un des cercles de l'enfer.

Jeune animal, jeune homme.

Spondias mangifera, le manguier, bot.

Np. de roi.

ambarīṣa- m. soleil; n. d'un Rājarṣi et de divers hommes; -ka- m. poêle (à frire).

ambárīṣa n. SIDDH. K.249,b, 5.

1) Bratpfanne, n. AK. 2, 9, 30. TRIK. 3, 3, 433. H. 1020 (m. n. Sch.). MED. ṣ. 47. m. Uṇ. 4, 9 (á°). H. an. 4, 314. vaiśyakulāmbarīṣamahānasādvā KĀTY. ŚR. 4, 7, 16.

— 2) m. Kind, Junges (kiśora) TRIK. H. an. MED. ṣ. 48.

— 3) m. Sonne diess.

— 4) Kampf, m. H. an. n. TRIK. MED. ṣ. 47.

— 5) m. Reue MED. ṣ. 48.

— 6) m. Spondias mangifera (āmrātaka) H. an. 4, 315. MED.

— 7) m. eine Art Hölle MED.

— 8) Viṣṇu TRIK.

— 9) Śiva TRIK. H. an.

— 10) N. pr. ein Abkömmling von Vṛṣāgir ṚV. 1, 100, 17. Verfasser von 9, 98. Verz. d. B. H. 56, 9. ein König MED. ṣ. 47. bhagavānambarīṣaśca brāhmaṇāyāmitaujase . pradāya sakalaṃ rāṣṭraṃ suralokamavāptavān .. MBH. 13, 6252. ein Nachkomme Ikṣvāku's, ein Sohn Praśuśruka's und König von Ayodhyā R. 1, 70, 40. 2, 110, 32. VIŚV. 11, 5. fgg. Ind. St. 2, 119. ein Sohn Nābhāga's MBH. 12, 993. fgg. 3615. fgg. 8597. HARIV. 641. 813. VP. 351, N. 7 (vgl. HARIV. 637). 379. Pulaha's 83, N. 6. Māṃdhātar's 363. eines Purohita SCHIEFNER, Lebensb. 287 (57). nāradāmbarīṣasaṃvāda PADMA-P. in Verz. d. B. H. No. 453. - COLEBR. Misc. Ess. I, 24. LIA. I, 750. Anh. VI, N. VIII. IX.

ambarī́ṣa

1) TS. 5, 1, 9, 5.

— 10) Verz. d. Oxf. H. 45,a,16. Āṅgirasa Ind. St.3,203,b.

— 11) Bein. Gaṇeśa's KATHĀS. 55, 165.

ambarī́ṣa, m., Eigenname, ein Nachkomme des vṛṣāgir.

-as {100,17}.

ambarī́ṣa

— 1) m. n. Bratpfanne TS. 5,1,9,4.

— 2) m. N.pr. verschiedener Männer.

— 3) m. *Thierjunges.

— 4) m. *die Sonne.

— 5) n. *Luftraum UJJVAL.

— 6) m. n. *Kampf.

— 7) m. *Reue.

— 8) m. *Spondias mangifera.

— 9) m. *eine best. Hölle.

— 10) m. Bein. *Viṣṇu's. *Śiva's und Gaṇiśa's.

ambarī́ṣa m. n. Bratpfanne; m. Mannsname.

ambarīṣa 4. R. 5, 3, 5.

ambarīṣa °eine Art Schutzvorrichtung beim Festungsbau, Kauṭ. 53, 1. Vgl. J. J. Meyer, S. 69, Anm. 4.

ambarīṣa;
ambarīṣo bhaved bhrāṣṭraḥ kanduḥ svedanikā smṛtā .
2.1.1.313

amba(ri)rīṣa pu0 na0 ambyate pacyate'tra amba—ariṣa ni0
vā dīrghaḥ . (bhājanākholā) iti khyāte bharjanapātre .
ambarīṣamapi . “vaiśyakulāmbarīṣamahānasādvā” kātyā0
4, 7, 16, . “agnimāhṛtya gārhapatyāgāre nirmathyābhyā-
dadhīteti śeṣaḥ vaiśyakulācca laukiko'gnirhutocchiṣṭo vā
grāhyaḥ na tu parigṛhīta āvasathyādiḥ . athavā amba-
rīṣāt bhrāṣṭrāt kandukagṛhāt mahānasādveti karka0 .
dīrghayuktastu 2 viṣṇau, 3 śive, 4 bhāskare 5 bālake
āmrātakaṭavṛkṣe, 7 narakabhede, 8 anutāpe . 9 sūryya-
vaṃśyanṛpabhede pu0 sa ca . “bhagīrathasūto rājā śruta
ityabhiviśrutaḥ . nābhāgastu śrutasyāsīt putraḥ parama-
dhārmikaḥ . ambarīṣastu nābhāgiḥ sindhudvīpapitā'-
bhavat” iti harivaṃśoktaḥ sūryyavaṃśyabhagīrathapautraḥ
“ambarīṣa! śukaproktaṃ nityaṃ bhāgavataṃ śṛṇu . parā0
u0 . “magavān ambarīṣaśca brāhmaṇyānamitaujase
bhā0 āvu0 pa0 . “puṇyaśloko'mbarīṣaśca puṇyaśloko
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ” iti prātaḥsmaraṇīyayeṣu purā0 .

Ambarīṣa¹, an ancient king. § 4 (Anukram.): I, 1,

220 bis (mentioned by Sañjaya as belonging to the past).—

§ 267 (Yama-sabhā-v.): II, 8, 322 (in the palace of Yama).—

§ 409 (Plakṣāvataraṇagam.): III, 129b, 10514 (Nābhāgaḥ;

had in olden time sacrificed on the Yamunā and given

prodigious riches to the sadasyas, and by his sacrifices and

austerities he had attained to the highest perfection—siddhim).

—§ 521 (Draupadīharaṇap.): III, 263, 15553 (smṛtvā

'nubhāvaṃ rājarṣer Ambarīṣasya dhīmataḥ).—§ 562 (Bhaga-

vadyānap.): V, 90ν, 3146.—§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 9αα,

314 (had been king of Bharatavarṣa).—§ 595 (Ṣoḍaśarājika):

VII, 64, 2303, 2314, 2318. A. N. fought alone against

1,000,000 kings, who were reduced to subjection, and he,

conquering the whole earth, performed 100 sacrifices, etc.

(description); in those sacrifices he as sacrificial presents gave

the kingdoms of hundreds and thousands of kings to his

10,000,000 of priests, and numbers of princes and kings with

their treasuries, etc.—§ 621 (Rājadh.): XII, 8θ, 238 (the

earth had formerly belonged to him).—§ 623 (do.): XII, 14,

421 (do.).—§ 632 (Ṣoḍaśarājop.): XII, 29, 993 (Nābhāgim;

his magnificent sacrifices, etc.), 995.—§ 641 (Rājadh.): XII,

98, 3614 (discourse between him and Indra about Sudeva

and the sacrifice of battle), 3615 (Nābhāgiḥ), (3618), (3625),

3663.—§ 677 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 235, 8597 (having given

to the brahmans eleven arbudas of cows, he proceeded to heaven

with all the people of his kingdom).—§ 751b (Śapathavidhi):

XIII, 94α, †4551, (4575).—§ 761 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII,

115γ, 5661 (Nābhāgena; among the ancient kings that had

abstained from honey and meat in the month of Kārttika).—

§ 767 (do.): XIII, 137α, 6253 (among the princes that had

attained to heaven by charities and penances; A. had given

away all his kingdom to a brahman).—§ 775 (do.): XIII,

166η, 7679 (among the principal kings whose names should

be recited at sunrise and sunset).—§ 782b (Brāhmaṇagītā):

XIV, 31, 876 (in an ancient kalpa, sung verses), 877, 886.

Ambarīṣa², a Nāga (Serpent). § 793 (Mausalap.): XVI,

4η, †120 (among the celestial snakes who received in the

Ocean the Nāga that issued from the mouth of Bala-Rāma).

Ambarīṣa is mentioned as a Vārṣāgira in the Rigveda¹ along

with Ṛjrāśva, Sahadeva, Surādhas, and Bhayamāna. [Footnote] 1) i. 100, 17. Cf. Ludwig, Translation of the Rigveda, 3, 140.

AMBARĪṢA I . A King of the Ikṣvāku dynasty.

1) Genealogy and Birth. From Viṣṇu was born in the

following order: Brahmā-Marīci-Kaśyapa.-Vivasvān-

Vaivasvatamanu-Ikṣvāku-Vikukṣi-Śaśāda-Purañjaya-

Kukutstha-Anenas-Pṛthulāśva-Prasenajit-Yuvanāśva-

Māndhātā-Ambarīṣa. Māndhātā had three sons: Amba-

rīṣa, Mucukunda and Purukutsa and fifty daughters.

The Muni (Sage) Saubhari married the daughters.

2) Ambarīṣa's Yāga (sacrifice). In Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa

there is a story of Devendra's theft of the sacrificial

cow from Ambarīṣa's yāgaśālā. Devendra could not

bear the thought of King Ambarīṣa winning world-

renown and glory by performing yāgas. Therefore Indra

stole the sacrificial cow and took it away. The Upā-

dhyāya (Chief Priest) was alarmed at the disappear-

ance of the cow and expressed his opinion to the King

that it would be enough to sacrifice a human being in-

stead of the cow. The King searched for the cow in all

countries, cities and forests. At last he reached the

peak of Bhṛgutuṅga where the sage Ṛcīka lived with

his wife and children. The King explained to the sage

the whole story. He requested him to sell one of his sons

in exchange for 100,000 cows. Ṛcīka had three sons.

The eldest was his father's favourite and the youngest

was the mother's pet. In the end, Ṛcīka sold the second

son, Śunaśśepha in return for 100,000 cows.

On his return journey with Śunaśśepha the king rested

for a while at Puṣkara Tīrtha. There Śunaśśepha

happened to meet his uncle Viśvāmitra and complain-

ed to him about his sad plight. Śunaśśepha's wish was

that the king's yāga should be performed and at the same

time his own life-span should be extended. Viśvāmitra

promised to save Śunaśśepha. He called Madhu-

cchandas and his other sons and said to them: “One of

you must take the place of Ambarīṣa's sacrificial cow

and save the life of Śunaśśepha. God will bless you.”

But none of the sons of Viśvāmitra was prepared to

become the sacrificial cow. Viśvāmitra uttered a curse

on his sons that they would have to spend a thousand

years on earth, eating dog-flesh. Then he turned to

Śunaśśepha and told him that if he prayed to the gods

at the time of Ambarīṣa's yajña, they would save him.

So Śunaśśepha went to Ambarīṣa's yāgaśālā. As

ordered by the assembled guests, Ambarīṣa bound

Śunaśśepha and had him dressed in blood-red robes,

ready for the sacrifice. Śunaśśepha began to praise and

pray to the gods. Soon Indra appeared and blessed him

with longevity. He also rewarded Ambarīṣa for his

yāga. Thus Śunaśśepha was saved. [Footnote] *) The story of Śunaśśepha may be seen with slight variations in the Devī Bhāgavata and other Purāṇas. In those versions, Śunaśśepha

has been described as the sacrificial cow at Hariścandra's yāga, and moreover, Ajīgarta is referred to as the father of Śunaśśepha. (Brahmāṇḍa

Purāṇa, Chapter 58 gives the same story as in Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa). (Vālmīki Rāmā-

yaṇa Bāla Kāṇḍa, Sarga 61).

3) Ambarīṣa and Durvāsas. In Bhāgavata we see a story

which describes how the Sudarśana Cakra which emerg-

ed from Ambarīṣa's forehead chased Durvāsas in all

the three worlds. Ambarīṣa was a devout worshipper of

Viṣṇu. From the very beginning of his reign, peace and

prosperity spread all over the country. Mahāviṣṇu

who was pleased with the deep piety and devotion of

Ambarīṣa appeared to him and bestowed on him the

control of his (Viṣṇu's) Sudarśana Cakra. After that

Ambarīṣa started the observance of Ekādaśī vrata.

The rigour of the observance alarmed even Indra. He

decided to obstruct the observance somehow or other. At

that time, Durvāsas arrived in devaloka. Indra insti-

gated Durvāsas to spoil the Ekādaśī observance of

Ambarīṣa.

Durvāsas went to Ambarīṣa's palace. There the King

received him with due respect and sent him to the river

Kālindī for his bath and morning rites. Durvāsas went

for his bath and deliberately stayed away till the con-

clusion of Ambarīṣa's Ekādaśī observance. At the end

of the observance, after feeding the gods with his

offerings, Ambarīṣa kept the remaining portion for

Durvāsas. After his bath etc., Durvāsas returned, but

he was furious when he was offered the leavings of the

food of the gods and refused to take any food. In his

anger he advanced towards Ambarīṣa. A terrible mons-

ter Kṛtyā emanated from the Maharṣi and was about

to destroy Ambarīṣa. Ambarīṣa at once called upon

Sudarśana Cakra, which appeared instantly and after

cutting the throat of Kṛtyā, turned against Durvāsas.

Terrified by it, Durvāsas began to flee for life. The

Cakra pursued him at his heels. Durvāsas went to Indra

and sought refuge with him. But the Cakra followed

him there. Indra pleaded helplessness. Then the

Maharṣi went to Brahmā and sued for his help. There

also the Cakra pursued him. Brahmā sent him to Śiva.

Śiva was also unable to give him shelter. Sudarśana con-

tinued to chase him. Durvāsas then sought shelter with

Mahāviṣṇu. Viṣṇu told him plainly that there was

no alternative but to go and sue for mercy to Amba-

rīṣa himself and advised him to do so. At last Durvāsas

returned to Ambarīṣa and begged his pardon. Ambarīṣa

saved him from Sudarśana Cakra and described to him

the glory resulting from the observance of Ekādaśī

vrata. (Bhāgavata, Navama Skandha).

4) Other Details (1) Ambarīṣa performed a yāga in

the Yamunā valley. (M.B., Ādi Parva, Chapter 1, Verse

277; Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 6; Vana Parva,

Chapter 129, Verse 2).

(2) Maharṣi Durvāsas recalled Ambarīṣa's power.

(M.B., Vana Parva, Chapter 263, Verse 33).

(3) The Sage Vyāsa once told Dharmaputra that

Ambarīṣa was one of the 16 great kings who lived in

ancient times. The 16 reputed Kings were: Marutta,

Suhotra, Paurava, Śibi, Śrī Rāma, Bhagīratha, Dilīpa,

Māndhātā, Yayāti, Ambarīṣa, Śaśabindu, Gaya, Ranti-

deva, Bharata, Pṛthu and Paraśurāma. (M.B., Droṇa

Parva, Chapter 64).

(4) Ambarīṣa fought single-handed against thousands

of Kings. (M.B., Droṇa Parva, Chapter 64).

(5) He performed one hundred yāgas. (M.B., Droṇa

Parva, Chapter 64).

(6) Ambarīṣa once questioned Indra about his (Amba-

rīṣa's) army Chief Sudeva becoming more mighty

than himself. (M.B., Śānti Parva, Chapter 98, Verses

6-11).

(7) Ambarīṣa gave 110 crores of cows to the Brahmins.

(M.B., Śānti Parva, Chapter 234, Verse 23).

(8) Ambarīṣa was also among the Munis who committ-

ed theft of Agastya's lotuses. (M.B., Anuśāsana Parva,

Chapter 94, Verse 24).

(9) Besides giving cows to Brahmins, Ambarīṣa gave

them the country also. (M.B., Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter

137, Verse 8).

AMBARĪṢA II . When Balabhadrarāma entered the

lower world (Pātāla) after death, among the Nāgas

who welcomed him, there was one called “Ambarīṣa”.

(M.B., Mausala Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 16).

Ambarīṣa m.: A mythical serpent.

He, among others, received the white

snake issuing from the mouth of Balarāma

and entering the ocean 16. 5. 15, 12.