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माहिष्मती f. f.
N. of a city (founded by महिष्मत् or मुचुकुन्द), [MBh.] ; [Kāv. &c.]
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माहिष्मती n. महर्षि अंगिरस् की छठी कन्या । इसे ‘अनुमती’ नामांतर भी प्राप्त था [म.व.२०८.६] । भांडारकर संहिता मे इसके नाम का ‘हविष्मती’ पाठ स्वीकार लिया है ।
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माहिष्मती [māhiṣmatī] N. N. of a city, the hereditary capital of the Haihaya kings; माहिष्मतीवप्रनितम्बकाञ्चीम् (रेवाम्) [R.6.43.]
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MĀHIṢMATĪ An ancient city on the banks of river Narmadā. There is reference to this place in many places in the Purāṇas and a few of them are given below:
(i) King Nīla was reigning in a country with Māhiṣmatī as its capital. Sahadeva, one of the Pāṇḍavas during his victorious march to the south conquered this country. [Chapter 31, Sabhā Parva] .
(ii) Daśāśva, tenth son of Ikṣvāku, had made this city his capital. [Śloka 6, Chapter 2, Anuśāsana Parva] .
(iii) Kārtavīryārjuna who had made Māhiṣmatī the capital of his kingdom had subdued many kings. [Śloka 3, Chapter 152, Anuśāsana Parva] . (See under Kārtavīryārjuna.)
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