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Mudrarakshasa, ѳܻṣa, Mudra-rakshasa: 9 definitions

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Mudrarakshasa 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 ѳܻṣa can be transliterated into English as Mudraraksasa or Mudrarakshasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mudrarakshasa in Kavya glossary
: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikatha

ѳܻṣa (मुद्राराक्षस).—Name of a work written by Viśākhadeva;—The ѳܻṣa, a drama in seven acts, was composed about the seventh century A.D. The work deals with the events that took place during the year immediately after the complete defeat of the Nandas and the consequent installation of Candragupta Maurya, as an emperor by Cāṇakya.

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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»] � Mudrarakshasa in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ѳܻṣa (मुद्राराक्षस).—Name of a drama by Viśākha-datta.

Derivable forms: ܻṣa (मुद्राराक्षसम्).

ѳܻṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ܻ and ṣa (राक्षस).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ѳܻṣa (मुद्राराक्षस).—[neuter] Rākṣasa (a minister) and the seal-ring, T. of a drama.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) ѳܻṣa (मुद्राराक्षस) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—nāṭaka, by Viśākhadatta. [Mackenzie Collection] 110. Io. 602. 1853. W. p. 162. Oxf. 143^b. 144^a. Paris. (B 117). K. 72. B. 2, 122. Bik. 252. ṭm. 7 (and‰ڳdzԳٲ). . 23 (and‰ڳdzԳٲ). Burnell. 171^a. Poona. 216. Oppert. 1544. 1545. 2672. 3341. 3459. 4669. 4822. Ii, 594. 840. 2348. 2611. 3353. 5122. 5348. 5869. 5989. 6382. 6685. 6942. 7030. 7428. 7969. 8320. 8573. 8922. 9192. 10411. Rice. 262. Bühler 554.
‰ڳdzԳٲ . 46. Oppert. 2959. 3460.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Ḍhuṇḍhirāja Vyāsa Yajvan, composed for king Shahji of Tanjore in 1714. L. 3008. K. 72. Burnell. 171^a. Oppert. Ii, 5870. 6382. 8321. Rice. 262. Bühler 554.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Maheśvara. Peters. 3, 395.
‰ڳdzԳٲ ѳܻṣaprakāśa by Vaṭeśvara. Io. 827. Oxf. 144^a. L. 2484. K. 72. ѳܻṣanāṭakachāyā. Poona. 217.

2) ѳܻṣa (मुद्राराक्षस):—nāṭaka, by Viśākhadatta. Fl. 448. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 70. Io. 602. 1238. 1853. Oudh. Xx, 60. Rgb. 452. Stein 78.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Graheśvara. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 70.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Ḍhuṇḍhirāja Vyāsa Yajvan. Bl. 84. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 70. Prākṛtachāyā by Keśavopādhyāya. Rgb. 453.

3) ѳܻṣa (मुद्राराक्षस):—nāṭaka, by Viśākhadatta. Ulwar 1018.

4) ѳܻṣa (मुद्राराक्षस):—nāṭaka by Viśākhadatta. Ak 547. 548. As p. 151 (2 Mss.). Bc 103. Bd. 440. Cu. Add. 1600. Hz. 1142. Io. 602. 1148. 1238. 1853. 2574. No. 4169. Peters. 5, 431. C. by Abhirāma. Bc 80 A. C. by Graheśvara, son of Siddheśvara, grandson of Rāma Śarman. Io. 827. This C. differs from that of Vaṭeśvara. C. by Dhuṇḍhirāja Vyāsa. Ak 548. Bd. 440. Hz. 1143 (aṅka 1). Peters. 5, 431.

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

ѳܻṣa (मुद्राराक्षस):—[=ܻ-ṣa] [from ܻ] n. ‘Rākṣasa (Name of a minister) and the seal-ring�, Name of a celebrated drama by Viśākha-datta

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mudrarakshasa in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ѳܻṣa (ಮುದ್ರಾರಾಕ್ಷಸ):—[noun] a mistake in printing.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mudrarakshasa in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ѳܻṣa (मुद्राराक्षस):—n. printing devil;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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