Paravataksha, 屹ṣa: 4 definitions
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Paravataksha 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 屹ṣa can be transliterated into English as Paravataksa or Paravataksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara屹ṣa (पारावताक्ष) or Pārāvatākhya is the name of a Nāga, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 70. Accordingly, as a possessed Kṣatriya boy said to the pupil of Śuddhakīrti: �... there [in a Vindhya forest] dwells a mighty chief of the snakes, named 屹ṣa, and he obtained a matchless sword from the war of the gods and Asuras, named Vaidūryakānti�.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning 屹ṣa, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary屹ṣa (पारावताक्ष):—[from 屹ٲ] m. ‘dDZ-�, Name of a serpent-demon, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Full-text: Vaiduryakanti.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
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