वैजयन्त

{ vaijayantḥ, vaijayanta }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

Name of the flag of Indra. [M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 42, Stanza 8] .
VAIJAYANTA I   The capital city of an asura named Timidhvaja, otherwise called Śambara. (See under Timidhvaja).
VAIJAYANTA III   A mountain standing in the middle of the sea of Milk. It is mentioned in [Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 35, Stanza 9] , that Brahmā comes to this mountain daily for devotion and meditation.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वैजयन्त  m.  m. ( fr. वि-जयत्, or °यन्त) the banner of इन्द्र, [MBh.]
a banner, flag, [R.]
the palace of इन्द्र, [Buddh.]
a house, [A.]
N. of स्कन्द, [L.]
of a mountain, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]
pl. (with जैनs) N. of a class of deities, [L.]
वैजयन्त  n.  n. N. of a gate in अयोध्या, [R.]
वन-वासी   of a town (= ), [R.]; [Inscr.]

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वन वासी

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

वैजयन्तः [vaijayantḥ]   1 The palace of Indra.
The banner of Indra.
A banner or flag in general; सवैजयन्तास्तु गजा गजारोहैः प्रचोदिताः [Rām.2.89.19.]
A house.
 N. N. of Indra.

Shabda-Sagara

वैजयन्त  m.  ( -न्तः)
1. The place of INDRA.
2. The banner or emblem of INDRA.
 f.  ( -न्ती)
1. A flag, a banner, an ensign.
2. A small tree, (Sesbana Ægyptiaca.)
3. Another tree, (Premna spinosa, &c.)
4. A kind of garland.
5. A necklace.
6. The necklace of VISHṆU.
E. वि before जि to conquer, झञ् aff.

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वि जि झञ्