दण्डकारण्य

{ daṇḍakāraṇya }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

DAṆḌAKĀRAṆYA   A forest in the Indo-Gangetic Valley. For the story of how this place became a great forest see under Arā. Other information.
(1) This is a holy place. He who takes bath in this place would get the fruits of giving a thousand cows as gift. [M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 85, Stanza 41] .
(2) During the time of the forest life of Śrī Rāma he made his cottage in this forest and stayed there for a while. It was in this forest that a part of the body of Śūrpaṇakhā was cut off and the infantry of fourteen thousand giants who came under the leadership of Khara, Dūṣaṇa and Triśira was completely destroyed. Sītā was stolen, Mārīca was killed by Śrī Rāma, and Jaṭāyu died by the sword of Rāvaṇa in this forest of Daṇḍakāraṇya. [M.B. Vana Parva, Chapters 277 to 279.]

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : दण्डक वन

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

दण्डकारण्य  n.  n. the दण्डक forest in the Deccan, [MBh. iii, 8183]; [Hariv. 638]; [R.]; [Ragh.]; [Hit.]

Shabda-Sagara

दण्डकारण्य  n.  ( -ण्यं) The peninsula, the peninsular forest: see the last.
E. दण्डक, and अरण्य a wood.

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