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Pratikulavarna, ʰپūṇa, Pratikula-varna: 2 definitions

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Pratikulavarna 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

Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pratikulavarna in Kavyashastra glossary
: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical study

ʰپūṇa (प्रतिकूलवर्ण) refers to “discord of letters� and represents a type of ʲṃśaṣa (“defects occurring in parts of words�) which represents one of the various Kāvya-doṣas (‘poetic defects�), as employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a 屹ⲹ (‘epic poem�) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—In ʰپūṇa certain letters are in consonance with the delineation of certain particular Passions; and letters that are not in such consonance are called ‘discordant�. An example is Bhīṣmacarita X.37.

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context information

Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, 屹ⲹśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

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

ʰپūṇa (ಪ್ರತಿಕೂಲವರ್ಣ):—[noun] (rhet.) a fault in using letters of a language without regard to the sentiments as tenderness, harshness, wrath, love, etc.

context information

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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