वङ्ग

{ vaṅgḥ, vaṅga }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

VAṄGA   An important state in ancient India. The present name of this country is Bengal. Several statements occur in the Purāṇas about Vaṅga. The following are the statements about Vaṅga given in the Mahābhārata.
(i) Arjuna visited this country during his pilgrimage. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 214, Stanza 9] .
(ii) Bhīmasena attacked Vaṅga. [M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 30, Stanza 23] .
(iii) The Kings of Vaṅga visited Yudhiṣṭhira with presents. [M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 52, Stanza 18] .
(iv) Karṇa conquered this country during his regional conquest. [M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 254, Stanza 8] .
(v) In the Bhārata battle the King of Vaṅga confronted Ghaṭotkaca and was defeated. [M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 92, Stanza 6] .
(vi) Once Śrī Kṛṣṇa conquered the country of Vaṅga. [M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 11, Stanza 15] .
(vii) Paraśurāma exterminated the Kṣatriyas of Vaṅga. [M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 70, Stanza 12] .
(viii) The low castes of Vaṅga attacked the sacrificial horse led by Arjuna who killed every one of them. [M.B. Aśvamedha Parva, Chapter 82, Stanza 29] . VAṄGṚDA. An asura. It is mentioned in [Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 1, Sūkta 10] , that the Kings Atithigva and Ṛjiśvā, with their armies surrounded the cities of the asuras Karañja, Parṇaya and Vaṅgṛda and that Indra helped the two Kings.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वङ्ग  m.  m. Bengal proper or the eastern parts of the modern province ( pl. its inhabitants), [AV.Pariś.]; [MBh.] &c.
N. of a king of the lunar race (son of दीर्घ-तमस् or दीर्घ-तपस् and सु-देष्णा, regarded as the common ancestor of the people of Bengal), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
a tree, [AitĀr.]
वङ्गक   a species of tree, [Hcar.] ( v.l.)
N. of a mountain, [Jātakam.]
वङ्ग  mn.  mn. cotton, [L.]
Solanum Melongena, [L.]
वङ्ग  n.  n. tin or lead, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

वङ्गः [vaṅgḥ]   1 Cotton.
The egg-plant.
ङ्गम् Lead.
Tin; ताम्रं लोहं च वङ्गं च काचं च स्वर्णमाक्षिकम् [Śiva.B.3.11.] -Comp.
-अरिः   yellow orpiment.
ज brass.
red lead.
-जीवनम्   silver.
-शुल्यजम्   bellmetal (कांस्य).

Shabda-Sagara

वङ्ग  n.  ( -ङ्गं)
1. Lead.
2. Tin.
 m.  ( -ङ्गः)
1. Bengal, or the eastern parts of the modern province.
2. Cotton.
3. The egg-plant, (Solanum melongena.)
E. वगि to go, अच् aff.

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