Vicitrapida, ³Õ¾±³¦¾±³Ù°ùÄå±èÄ«á¸a: 3 definitions
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Vicitrapida 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vichitrapida.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara³Õ¾±³¦¾±³Ù°ùÄå±èÄ«á¸a (विचितà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤ªà¥€à¤�) is the name of a warrior who fought on ÅšrutaÅ›arman’s side, but was slain by ÅšatÄnÄ«ka, who fought on SÅ«ryaprabha’s side, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 48. Accordingly: â€�... then a fight took place between those VidyÄdhara princes on the one side and PrabhÄsa and his comrades on the other, in which there was a great slaughter of soldiers. And in the single combats between the two hosts many warriors were slain on both sides, men, Asuras and VidyÄdharas... and ³Õ¾±³¦¾±³Ù°ùÄå±èÄ«á¸a, [and nine others]—these ten were slain by the Prince ÅšatÄnÄ«kaâ€�.
The story of ³Õ¾±³¦¾±³Ù°ùÄå±èÄ«á¸a 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 ³Õ¾±³¦¾±³Ù°ùÄå±èÄ«á¸a, 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.

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€�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ¾±³¦¾±³Ù°ùÄå±èÄ«á¸a (विचितà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤ªà¥€à¤�):—[=±¹¾±-³¦¾±³Ù°ùÄå±èÄ«á¸a] [from vi-citra] m. Name of a VidyÄ-dhara, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]
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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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