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Hrishtaroman, ±áṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô, Hrishta-roman: 7 definitions

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Hrishtaroman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 ±áṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô can be transliterated into English as Hrstaroman or Hrishtaroman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara

±áṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô (हृषà¥à¤Ÿà¤°à¥‹à¤®à¤¨à¥) is one of the Asuras who came from the underworld (RasÄtala) to assist SÅ«ryaprabha in his campaign against ÅšrutaÅ›arman, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 46. Accordingly: â€�... After them came the Daityas and DÄnavas, true to their agreement, brothers-in-law, fathers-in-law, friends and other connections of SÅ«ryaprabha. ±áṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô, and MahÄmÄya, and Siṃhadamṣṭra and Prakampana, and Tantukaccha and DurÄroha, and SumÄya, and Vajrapañjara, and DhÅ«maketu, and Pramathana, and the DÄnava Vikaá¹­Äká¹£a, and many others came from as low down as the seventh underworldâ€�.

The story of ±áṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô 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€�.

The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ±áṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô, 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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

±áṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô (हृषà¥à¤Ÿà¤°à¥‹à¤®à¤¨à¥).â€�a. having the hair on the body bristling or thrilling (with joy).

±áṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ³óṛṣṭa and roman (रोमनà¥�). See also (synonyms): ³óṛṣṭatanu, ³óṛṣṭatanÅ«ruha.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±áṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô (हृषà¥à¤Ÿà¤°à¥‹à¤®à¤¨à¥).—mfn. (-³¾Äå-³¾Äå-³¾²¹) Having the hair of the body on end. E. ³óṛṣṭa delighted, roman the down or bristles of the body.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±áṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô (हृषà¥à¤Ÿà¤°à¥‹à¤®à¤¨à¥).—[adjective] having the hair bristling, thrilling (with delight or rapture).

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

1) ±áṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô (हृषà¥à¤Ÿà¤°à¥‹à¤®à¤¨à¥):—[=³óṛṣṭa-roman] [from ³óṛṣṭa > hṛṣ] mfn. having the hair of the body bristling or thrilling (with delight or rapture), [Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an Asura, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±áṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô (हृषà¥à¤Ÿà¤°à¥‹à¤®à¤¨à¥):—[³óṛṣṭa-roman] (mÄ-mÄ-ma) a. Having the hair erect through joy.

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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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