अधिरथ

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ADHIRATHA   Foster father of Karṇa.
1) Lineage.
Descended from Viṣṇu thus: Brahmā-Atri- Candra-Purūravas-Āyus-Nahuṣa-Yayāti-Anudruhyu- Sadānara-Kālanara-Sṛñjaya- Titikṣa-Kṛśadratha- Homa- Sutapas-Bali-Aṅga-Dadhivāhana-Draviratha- Dharmaratha-Citraratha-Satyaratha-Romapāda- Caturaṅga-Pṛthu-Camba-Haryaṁga-Bhadraratha- Bṛhadratha-Bṛhanmanas-Jayadratha- Dhṛtavṛta-Satyakarmā-Adhiratha-Karṇa (foster son).
2) Foster father of Karṇa.
Sage Durvāsas had taught Kuntī some mantras to get children, and Kuntī, then unmarried, tested the first mantra with the Sun-god as her object. The Sun-god appeared before Kuntī and from his power she conceived and duly delivered a child, Karṇa. Fearing obloquy Kuntī concealed the child in a box and floated it on the river, Ganges. At the time Adhiratha, a great comrade of Dhṛtarāṣṭra came to the river for a bath. His wife was one grieving over not having a child of her own. So, when Adhiratha found a child in the floating box, he took it home, and himself and his wife Rādhā brought up the child with pleasure. The child was named Vasusena, and the child grew up to become the famous Karṇa and favourite friend of Duryodhana. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapters 67 and 130] ; [Vana Parva, Chapter 309] ; [Devībhāgavata, Skandha 2] .
3) Some particulars.
Adhiratha was King of Aṅga. He was a Sūta (charioteer) and Karṇa grew up as his son. Karṇa was sent to Hastināpura to be trained in the uṣe of weapons, and it was here that Duryodhana and Karṇa developed their friendship and alliance. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 147, Verse 3] . [Śrī Mahādevībhāgavata, in Chapter 3] relates the following incident: “Thus lamenting Kuntī sent the box concealing Karṇa, by the nurse, to be floated in the river, and after bath, food etc. she spent the hours in the normal way within the inner apartment. Rājā Adhiratha bathing in the river saw the box floating in the river”. These facts prove that Adhiratha was not only the King of Aṅga but a good charioteer as well, and further a very good friend of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. 4) We come across Adhiratha on the occasion of the trial of skill in the use of arms between the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas. When Karṇa entered the lists the Pāṇḍavas questioned his nobility of birth. Seeing Karṇa's great humiliation and discomfiture Duryodhana enthroned him immediately as King of Aṅga. Vyāsa, who witnessed the scene has given a picturesque description of it.

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

 noun  बड़ा या बढ़िया रथ   Ex. महाराज अधिरथ में सवार थे ।

ONTOLOGY:

मानवकृति (Artifact) ➜ वस्तु (Object) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben অধিরথ

kok अधिरथ

mal അധിരഥം

pan ਅਧਿਰਥ

tam மகா ரதம்

urd ادھی رتھ

 noun  कर्ण के पालक पिता   Ex. अधिरथ का वर्णन महाभारत में मिलता है ।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

guj અધિરથ

kas أدیٖرَتھ

mal അധിരഥന്

mar अधिरथ

san अधिरथः

   See : सारथी

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

अधिरथ n.  (सो.अनु.) सत्कर्मा का पुत्र । यह सारथ्यकर्म करता था । एक बार गंगातट पर क्रीडा करते समय, कुंती ने कर्ण को रख कर नदी मे छोडी हुई पेटी इसको मिली । तदनंतर कर्ण को बाहर निकार कर, इसने उसका नालच्छेदन किया तथा उसे अपनी राधा नामक पत्नी को सौंप कर, पुत्र के समान उसका पालन किया [भा.९.२३.१३] ; [म.आ..६७, १३७., २९३] ।

कोंकणी (Konkani) WN

 noun  व्हड वा सुंदर रथ   Ex. म्हाराज अधिरथार सवार आशिल्लो

ONTOLOGY:

मानवकृति (Artifact) ➜ वस्तु (Object) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben অধিরথ

mal അധിരഥം

pan ਅਧਿਰਥ

tam மகா ரதம்

urd ادھی رتھ

 noun  कर्णाक सांबाळपी बापूय   Ex. अधिरथाचें वर्णन म्हाभारतांत मेळटा

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

guj અધિરથ

kas أدیٖرَتھ

mal അധിരഥന്

mar अधिरथ

san अधिरथः

मराठी (Marathi) WN

 noun  कर्णाचे पालक पिता   Ex. अधिरथचे वर्णन महाभारतात आढळते.

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

guj અધિરથ

kas أدیٖرَتھ

mal അധിരഥന്

san अधिरथः

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अधि-रथ  mfn.  mfn. being upon or over a car

ROOTS:

अधि रथ

अधि-रथ  m.  m. a charioteer

ROOTS:

अधि रथ

    N. of a charioteer who was a prince of अङ्ग and कर्ण's foster-father
अधि-रथ  n.  n. a cart-load, [RV.]

ROOTS:

अधि रथ

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अधिरथ [adhiratha]   [अध्यारूढो रथं रथिनं वा] Being on or over a car.
   थः A charioteer, driver.
  N. N. of a charioteer who was king of Aṅga and foster-father of Karṇa.-थम् Ved. A cart-load.

Shabda-Sagara

अधिरथ  m.  ( -थः) A charioteer.
    E. अधि, and रथ a car.

ROOTS:

अधि रथ