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Bhojapati, Bhoja-pati: 5 definitions

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Bhojapati 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»] � Bhojapati in Kavya glossary
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)

Bhojapati (भोजपति) refers to “lord Bhoja�, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa verse 7.20.—Accordingly: “There lord Bhoja’s [i.e., bhojapati] venerable chaplain, who was like fire, offered clarified butter and other things to the fire, and having made the same [fire] witness to the marriage he wed the bride and the groom�.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Bhojapati in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhojapati (भोजपति).�

1) king Bhoja.

2) an epithet of Kamsa.

Derivable forms: Ჹ貹پ� (भोजपति�).

Bhojapati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhoja and pati (पत�).

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

1) Bhojapati (भोजपति):—[=bhoja-pati] [from bhoja > bhoga] m. the king of the Bhojas, king Bhoja, [Raghuvaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Kaṃsa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] = -Ჹ, [Colebrooke]

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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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