पौण्ड्र

{ pauṇḍrḥ, pauṇḍra }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

A resident of the state of Pauṇḍra. This state was in existence during the Mahābhārata period. The king of the state was also called Pauṇḍra. Pauṇḍra was present for the marriage of Pāñcālī. [Chapter 186, Ādi Parva] . Pauṇḍras were also present for the Rāja- sūya conducted by Dharmaputra. During the big battle the Pauṇḍras fought against the Kauravas constructing a Krauñcavyūha (a battle array in the shape of a stork). [Chapter 50, Bhīṣma Parva] . Kṛṣṇa and Karṇa on two different occasions conquered this country. [Śānti Parva, M.B.] The Pauṇḍras were Kṣatriyas once. But the brahmins cursed them and changed them into Śūdras. [Chapter 85, Anuśāsana Parva] .
PAUṆḌRA I   One of the barbarous tribes of men who had originated from the tail of Nandinī. [Śloka 37, Chapter 174, Ādi Parva] .
PAUṆḌRA III   The conch of Bhīmasena. He blew his conch at the beginning of the Mahābhārata battle and also at the time when Duryodhana fell down dead. [Chapter 61, Śalya Parva] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पौण्ड्र  m.  1. m. ( fr. पुण्ड्र) a species of sugar-cane of a pale straw colour, [Suśr.]
( pl.) N. of a people and of a country (said to include part of South Behar and Bengal), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
(sg.) a king of this country (regarded as a son of वसुदेव), ib.
N. of the conch-shell of भीम, [MBh.]
पौण्ड्र  n.  n. a sectarian mark, KātyŚr. Sch.
पौण्ड्र    2. वृद्धि form of पुण्ड्र in comp.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

पौण्ड्रः [pauṇḍrḥ]   1 N. of a country.
A king or inhabitant of that country; पौण्ड्रश्च बलिनां वरः [Hariv.]
A kind of sugar-cane.
A sectarial mark.
 N. N. of the conchshell of Bhīma; पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः [Bg.1.] 15. -Comp.
-वर्धनः (पौण्ड्रम् इक्षुविशेषं वर्धयति)  N. N. of the country of Bihar.

Shabda-Sagara

पौण्ड्र  m.  ( -ण्ड्रः)
1. A country, extending from Rangpur across the Ganges to the Jungle Mahals and part of south Behar, including therefore the greater part of Bengal.
2. The Native of that country.
3. A king of that country.
4. A sort of sugar-cane of a pale straw colour.
5. Name of the conch-shell of Bhīma.
E. पुण्ड्र the same, aff. अण्; also

ROOTS:

पुण्ड्र अण्;

with कन् added पौण्ड्रक .