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Raktavasas, ¸é²¹°ì³Ù²¹±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ, Rakta-vasas: 6 definitions

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Raktavasas 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)

: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

¸é²¹°ì³Ù²¹±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (रकà¥à¤¤à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�) refers to “red clothingâ€�, brought for the purpose of a marriage, as mentioned in RÄjaÅ›ekhara’s ViddhaÅ›ÄlabhañjikÄ (Act 4), ed. JÄ«vÄnanda, p. 134.—Cf. ±Ê³Üá¹£p²¹²õ¾±²Ô»åÅ«°ù¾±°ìÄå as mentioned in the Naiá¹£adha-carita 22.10.

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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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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

¸é²¹°ì³Ù²¹±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (रकà¥à¤¤à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�) refers to “one wearing a red clothâ€� and is used to describe Åšiva (as Sunartakanaá¹­a), according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.3.30 (“The Celebration of PÄrvatī’s Returnâ€�).—Accordingly, as BrahmÄ narrated to NÄrada: “[...] In the meantime, Åšiva, favourably disposed to His disciples and prone to divine sports, assumed the guise of a dancer and approached MenakÄ. He held the blowing horn in his left and the drum in his right hand. He wore a red cloth (°ù²¹°ì³Ù²¹±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ) and had the wallet suspended behind his back. In the guise of a dancer with the skill of dancing and singing, he danced well and sang many songs in sweet voice. [...]â€�.

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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

¸é²¹°ì³Ù²¹±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (रकà¥à¤¤à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�).â€�a. clothed in red; Manusmá¹›ti 8.256. (-m.) a BrÄhmaṇa in the fourth order of life.

¸é²¹°ì³Ù²¹±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rakta and ±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (वाससà¥�). See also (synonyms): raktavasana.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

¸é²¹°ì³Ù²¹±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (रकà¥à¤¤à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�).—[adjective] clad in red.

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

¸é²¹°ì³Ù²¹±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ (रकà¥à¤¤à¤µà¤¾à¤¸à¤¸à¥�):—[=rakta-±¹Äå²õ²¹²õ] [from rakta > raj] mfn. wearing red garments, [Manu-smá¹›ti viii, 256.]

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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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