asamañjas

asama°ñjas m. N. of a man.

a-samañja, as, or asamañjas, ās, m. N. of a descendant of Ikṣvāku (a son of Sagara by Keśinī and father of Aṃśumat), MBh.; Hariv. &c.

asamañjas (3. a + sa°) m. id. R. GORR. 1, 40, 16. 20. 21. MBH. 3, 8884. 8888. 12, 2054. HARIV. 801. VP. 377.

asamañjas pu0 sam + anja—asun na0 ta0 . sagaranṛpajyeṣṭha-
putre aṃśumataḥ pitari sūryyavaṃśye kṣatriyabhede tatkathā
“ayodhyādhipatiḥ śrīmān pūrvvamāsīnnarādhipaḥ . sagaro-
nāma dharmmātmā prajākāmaḥ sa cāprajāḥ . vidarbharājaduhitā
keśinī nāma nāmataḥ . jyeṣṭhā sagarapatnyāsīrddharmiṣṭhā satyavā-
dinī . ariṣṭanebhiduhitā rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi . dvitīyā
sagarasyāsīt patnī paramadhārmmikī” ityupakramya . “atha
kālena mahatā putraṃ jyeṣṭhā vya jāyata . asamañjā iti khyātaṃ
kākutsthaṃ sagarātmajam” rāmā0 ā0 20 a0 . “asamañjā
iti khyātaḥ sagarasya sutohyabhūt . yaṃ śaivyā janayāmāsa paurā-
ṇāṃ sa hi dārakān . galeṣu krośato gṛhya nadyāñci-
kṣepa durbalān . tataḥ paurāḥ samājagmurbhayaśokapari-
plutāḥ . sagarañcābhyayācanta sarvve prāñjalayaḥ sthitāḥ .
tvaṃ nastrātā mahārāja! paracakrādibhirbhayāt . asamañjo-
bhayādghorāttato nastrātumarhasi . paurāṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā
ghoraṃ nṛpatisattamaḥ . muhūrttaṃ vimanā bhūtvā sacivānida-
mabravīt . asamañjāḥ purādadya suto me vipravāsyatām .
yadi vo matpripaṃ kāryyametacchīghraṃ vidhīyatām . evamuktā
narendreṇa sacivāste marādhipa! . yathoktaṃ tvaritāścakru ryathā
jñāpitavānnṛpaḥ . etatte sarvvamākhyātaṃ yathā putro mahā-
tmanā . pauraṇāṃ hitakāmena sagareṇa vivāsitaḥ” bhā0 va0 pa0
107 a0 . asac . asamañjaso'pi tasminnarthe
“asamañjasa ityuktaḥ sa keśinyā nṛpātmajaḥ . tasya
putro'ṃśumānnāma pitāmahahite rataḥ” . “asamañjasa ātmānaṃ
darśayannasamañjasam . jātismaraḥ purā saṅgādyogī yogādvi-
cālitaḥ . ācaran garhitaṃ loke jñātīnāṃ karmma vipri-
yam . sarayvāṃ krīḍatobālān prāsyadudvejayan janān .
evaṃvṛttaḥ parityaktaḥ pitrā snehamapohya vai . yogaiśvaryyeṇa
bālāṃstān darśayitvā tato yayau . ayodhyāvāsinaḥ
sarvve vālakān punarāgatān . dṛṣṭvā visismire
rājan! rājā cāpyanvatapyata” bhāga0 9 ma0 8 a0 .

Asamañjas¹, § 388 (Tīrthay.): III, 107, 8888, 8891,

8892: At the request of Yudhiṣṭhira, Lomaśa related: Asa-

mañjas, the son of Sagara and Śaibyā, used to seize the

children of the citizens by the throat and throw them into

the river. At the request of the citizens, Sagara caused his

ministers (sacivān) to drive Asamañjas immediately from the

city.—§ 640 (Rājadh.): XII, 57, 2054, 2055 (the eldest

son of Sagara, who exiled him, because he used to drown the

children of the citizens in the Sarayū).

Asamañjas², § 298 (Dyūtap.): II, 62, 2100 (viditaṃ me,

mahāprājña! Bhojeṣv evāsamañjasaṃ|putraṃ santyaktavān

pūrvaṃ paurāṇāṃ hitakāmyayā; the last half-śloka is omitted

in V.; ought we not to translate “I for my part know that

something like the story of Asamañjas has really happened

among the Bhojas”?).

Asamañjas — a Kākutstha; the son of Sagara by

Keśinī. Father of Amśumān: In previous birth as a Vaiśya

he discovered a treasure. A spirit guarding it asked him

to quench his hunger with cow's flesh and carry away the

treasure. But he took it without providing food. So when

born to Keśinī, the spirit entered him as wind and hence

demented; used to throw his playmates into the Sarayū; was

banished by his father. He left the capital after bringing

them back to life by his wonderful yogic powers.

Bhā. IX. 8. 15-19; M. 12. 42-43; Br. III. 51. 38-69; 63. 160

& 165; Vā. 88. 160, 165-66; Vi. IV. 4. 5-10.