चन्द्रापीड

{ candrāpīḍa }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

CANDRĀPĪḌA   A son of Janamejaya. Parīkṣit was the son of Abhimanyu (Arjuna's son). Janamejaya was Parīkṣit's son. Janamejaya married princess Vapuṣṭamā of Kāśi. Two sons called Candrāpīḍa and Sūryāpīḍa were born to the couple. Candrāpīḍa had hundred sons, who distinguished themselves as great heroes in archery. Satyakarṇa was the eldest among the sons. Śvetakarṇa, son of Satyakarṇa, married Yādavī, the daughter of Sucāru. [Bhaviṣya Purāṇa] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

चन्द्रापीड  m.  m. = °द्र-मुकुट, [Bālar. x, 28]
N. of a son of जनमेजय, [Hariv. 11065 f.]
of a king of Kaśmir (brother of तारापीड), [Rājat. iv, 45; v, 277]
of a prince of कान्यकुब्ज, [Kathās. lxi, 219]
of a hero of कालिका, [Vīrac. xxx.]

Shabda-Sagara

चन्द्रापीड  m.  ( -डः) A name of SIVA.
E. चन्द्र the moon, and आपीड a chaplet; who has the moon like a chaplet amidst his hair.

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