स्यमन्तक

{ syamantakḥ, syamantaka }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

SYAMANTAKA   A divine jewel. (For further details see under Prasena).

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

स्यमन्तक  m.  m. N. of a celebrated jewel (worn by कृष्ण on his wrist [ cf. कौस्तुभ], described as yielding daily eight loads of gold and preserving from all dangers; it is said to have been given to सत्रा-जित् [ q.v.] by the Sun and transferred by him to his brother प्रसेन, from whom it was taken by जाम्बवत्, and after much contention appropriated by कृष्ण See, [ViṣṇuP. iv, 13]), [Hariv.]; [Pur.]; [Pañcar.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

स्यमन्तकः [syamantakḥ]   A kind of valuable gem (said to yield daily eight loads of gold and to preserve from all kinds of dangers and portents); [Bhāg.1.56.] (For some account, see the word सत्राजित्).

Shabda-Sagara

स्यमन्तक  m.  ( -कः) The gem worn by KRISHṆA. Formerly the gem was given to SATRĀJIT by the sun, and transferred by him to his brother PRASENA, from whom it was taken by JĀMBAVAT. After much fighting it was appropriated by KRISHṆA.