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Mankhaka, Ѳṅk󲹰첹: 5 definitions

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Mankhaka 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.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mankhaka in Kavya glossary
: Shodhganga: Mankhaka a sanskrit literary genius

Ѳṅk󲹰첹 (मङ्ख�) was also known as Maṅkha or Maṅkhuka. His father was Viśvavarta, whose name is mentioned with great reverence in the Śī첹ṇṭ󲹳ٲ. Ѳṅk󲹰첹’s brother was Alaṃkāra or Laṅkaka, a poet and a minister. Ѳṅk󲹰첹’s other two brothers were Śṛṅgāra and Bhṛṅga. Ѳṅk󲹰첹 was the youngest of all. He and his two elder brothers were not only scholarly persons, also they held high positions in the administration of Kashmir. Śṛṅgara held the office of ṛhٳٲԳٰ󾱱貹پ. Ѳṅk󲹰첹’s grandfather was Manmatha. Ruyyaka, the renowned rhetorician was his preceptor.

Besides the Śī첹ṇṭ󲹳ٲ and the Ѳṅk󲹰ś, some other works are also attributed to him viz., the ṃk, a commentary on the ṃk, the 󾱳ٲⲹīṃs, ṭa첹īṃs, Ჹṣaٲپ첹, ṛhī and ղⲹپ첹 (-Բ).

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Kavya (काव्�, 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 poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mankhaka in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Ѳṅk󲹰첹 (मङ्ख�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Viśvāvarta, grandson of Manmatha, brother of Śṛṅgāra, Bhṛṅga and Alaṃkāra (between 1135-45): ṃk. Ѳṅk󲹰ś. Report. Xxii. Śī첹ṇṭ󲹳ٲ. Verses of his are given in [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]

Ѳṅk󲹰첹 has the following synonyms: Maṅkha.

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

Ѳṅk󲹰첹 (मङ्ख�):—[from ṅk] m. Name of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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