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दीपकर्णि

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Script: Devanagari

दीपकर्णि     

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DĪPAKARṆI   A character in Guṇāḍhya's Bṛhatkathā. Dīpakarṇi was a King. He had a wife named Śaktimatī. One day while she was sleeping in the garden she was bitten by a snake and she died. Distressed by her departure, Dīpakarṇi accepted Brahmacarya. He was deeply grieved because he had no son to succeed to his throne. One day Śiva appeared to him in a dream and told him thus:--“When you pass through the forest, you will come across a youth riding a lion. Take him to your palace; he will be your son.” Dīpakarṇi woke up happily. He had faith in his dream. One day he went to a distant forest for hunting. There he saw a very handsome boy riding on a lion. He was reminded of his dream when the boy dismounted and the lion walked away slowly to a nearby stream to drink water. At once Dīpakarṇi shot an arrow at the lion. Suddenly the lion gave up its animal shape and transformed itself into a man and spoke to the King as follows:-- I am a Yakṣa named Sāta and a friend of Vaiśravaṇa. Once when I went to bathe in the river Gaṅgā, I happened to see a Ṛṣi virgin and I fell in love with her. I married her according to the Gāndharva rules. The Ṛṣis who came to know of it turned us into a lion couple by their curse. When we fell at their feet and begged pardon, they gave her a blessing that a son would be born to her and that I would fall under your arrow. After that we were wandering about as a lion-couple and in due course she became pregnant. In the fullness of time she gave birth to this boy and then was liberated from the curse. I have been bringing him up by giving the milk of lionesses. Now, by being hit by your arrow, I am also released from the curse. From this time kindly receive this mighty youth as your own.” After saying this, the Yakṣa vanished. Dīpakarṇi returned to the palace, taking the boy with him. Since he was carried by Sāta, the boy was named “Sātavāhana”. When he grew up into a youth, Dīpakarṇi handed over the rule of the kingdom to him and entered into Vānaprastha. In course of time Sātavāhana became an emperor. [Kathāsaritsāgara, Kathāpīṭha lambaka, 6th Taraṅga.] .

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दीपकर्णि   હિલાલ્ શુક્લ પક્ષની શરુના ત્રણ-ચાર દિવસનો મુખ્યત   ନବୀକରଣଯୋଗ୍ୟ ନୂଆ ବା   વાહિની લોકોનો એ સમૂહ જેની પાસે પ્રભાવી કાર્યો કરવાની શક્તિ કે   સર્જરી એ શાસ્ત્ર જેમાં શરીરના   ન્યાસલેખ તે પાત્ર કે કાગળ જેમાં કોઇ વસ્તુને   બખૂબી સારી રીતે:"તેણે પોતાની જવાબદારી   ਆੜਤੀ ਅਪੂਰਨ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ   బొప్పాయిచెట్టు. అది ఒక   लोरसोर जायै जाय फेंजानाय नङा एबा जाय गंग्लायथाव नङा:"सिकन्दरनि खाथियाव पोरसा गोरा जायो   आनाव सोरनिबा बिजिरनायाव बिनि बिमानि फिसाजो एबा मादै   भाजप भाजपाची मजुरी:"पसरकार रोटयांची भाजणी म्हूण धा रुपया मागता   नागरिकता कुनै स्थान   ३।। कोटी   foreign exchange   foreign exchange assets   foreign exchange ban   foreign exchange broker   foreign exchange business   foreign exchange control   foreign exchange crisis   foreign exchange dealer's association of india   foreign exchange liabilities   foreign exchange loans   foreign exchange market   foreign exchange rate   foreign exchange regulations   foreign exchange reserve   foreign exchange reserves   foreign exchange risk   foreign exchange transactions   foreign goods   foreign government   foreign henna   foreign importer   foreign income   foreign incorporated bank   foreign instrument   foreign investment   foreign judgment   foreign jurisdiction   foreign law   foreign loan   foreign mail   foreign market   foreign matter   foreign minister   foreign mission   foreign nationals of indian origin   foreignness   foreign object   foreign office   foreign owned brokerage   foreign parties   foreign periodical   foreign policy   foreign port   foreign possessions   foreign post office   foreign public debt office   foreign publid debt   foreign remittance   foreign ruler   foreign section   foreign securities   foreign service   foreign state   foreign tariff schedule   foreign tourist   foreign trade   foreign trade multiplier   foreign trade policy   foreign trade register   foreign trade zone   foreign travel scheme   foreign value payable money order   foreign venture   foreimagine   fore-imagine   forejudge   fore-judge   foreknow   fore-know   foreknowledge   foreknown   forel   foreland   foreland shelf   forelimb   fore limb   forelock   foreman   foreman cum mechanical supervisor   foreman engineer   foremanship   foremast   fore-mentioned   foremilk   foremost   forename   
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