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Devasharman, ¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô: 9 definitions

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Devasharman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term ¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô can be transliterated into English as Devasarman or Devasharman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara

1) ¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô (देवशरà¥à¤®à¤¨à¥�) was the teacher of Vigatabhaya and KÄlanemi, both sons of Yajñasoma, a BrÄhman from the country of MÄlava whose story is told in the “story of Åšridatta and Má¹›gÄá¹…kavatÄ«â€�, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 10.

2) ¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô (देवशरà¥à¤®à¤¨à¥�) was a soldier in SunÄ«tha and SÅ«ryaprabha’s army whose strength is considered as equaling a full-power warrior (±èÅ«°ùṇa°ù²¹³Ù³ó²¹), according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in SunÄ«tha’s army: â€�... [¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô, and others], are all full-power warriorsâ€�.

The story of ¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô was narrated by the VidyÄdhara king Vajraprabha to prince NaravÄhanadatta in order to relate how “SÅ«ryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the VidyÄdharasâ€�.

3) ¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô (देवशरà¥à¤®à¤¨à¥�) is the name of a BrÄhman, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 64. Accordingly, â€�... there was in a certain village a BrÄhman, named ¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô; and he had a wife of equally high birth, named YajñadattÄ. And she became pregnant, and in time gave birth to a son, and the BrÄhman, though poor, thought he had obtained a treasure in him...â€�.

The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô (देवशरà¥à¤®à¤¨à¥�).—A grammarian who has written a disquisition on the philosophy of Vyakarana in verse, and added a commentary of his own on it which he has named as समनà¥à¤µà¤¯à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥€à¤ªà¤¸à¤‚केत (²õ²¹³¾²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹±è°ù²¹»åÄ«±è²¹²õ²¹á¹ƒk±ð³Ù²¹).

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Vyakarana (वà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤•रà¤�, vyÄkaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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India history and geography

: Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol. 5 (inscriptions of the Vakatakas): Chammak plates of Pravarasena II

¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô (देवशरà¥à¤®à¤¨à¥�) is the name of a BrÄhmaṇa mentioned in the seal of the Chamak copper plates of King Pravarasena II (r. 400-415 CE). Chammak, or Chamak, is modern name of the ancient village CharmÄá¹…ka, situated four miles south-west of Achalpur in the AmarÄvatÄ« district of Vidarbha.

According to the grant, “this grant shall be enjoyed by the µþ°ùÄå³ó³¾²¹á¹‡a²õ (e.g., ¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô) as long as the sun and the moon will endure, provided that they commit no treason against the kingdom consisting of seven constituents of the (future) kings; that they are not found guilty of the murder of a BrÄhmaṇa, theft, adultery and high treason, etc.; that they do not wage war; (and) that they do no harm to other villages. But if they act otherwise or assent to such acts, the king will commit no theft if he takes the land away (from them)â€�.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô (देवशरà¥à¤®à¤¨à¥�).—name of a yaká¹£a: ²Ñ²¹³óÄå-²ÑÄå²âÅ«°ùÄ« 76.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô (देवशरà¥à¤®à¤¨à¥�) or ViṣṇuÅ›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô.—m., MahÄbhÄrata 1, 2049; [±á¾±³Ù´Ç±è²¹»å±ðÅ›²¹] 11, 4, M. M. B.

¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô (शरà¥à¤®à¤¨à¥).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô (देवशरà¥à¤®à¤¨à¥�).—[masculine] a man’s name.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ¶Ù±ð±¹²¹Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô (देवशरà¥à¤®à¤¨à¥�):—[=deva-Å›²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô] [from deva] m. ‘having the g° as refugeâ€�, Name of an old sage, [MahÄbhÄrata]

2) [v.s. ...] of an Arhat (author of the VijñÄna-kÄya-Å›Ästra), [Monier-Williamsâ€� Buddhism 419]

3) [v.s. ...] of a minister of JayÄpÄ«á¸a (king of KaÅ›mÄ«ra), [RÄjataraá¹…giṇÄ�; KathÄsaritsÄgara etc.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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