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Prabhasakshetra, Prabhasa-kshetra, ʰṣeٰ: 3 definitions

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Prabhasakshetra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 ʰṣeٰ can be transliterated into English as Prabhasaksetra or Prabhasakshetra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikatha

ʰṣeٰ (प्रभासक्षेत्�).—Soḍḍhala has referred to Prabhāsa-kṣetra, on the coast of Kathiawar, where the shrine of Śrī Somanātha had been already established. People worshiped Somanātha for the fulfilment of their desired object.

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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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India history and geography

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: archive.org: Studies In Indian Literary History

ʰṣeٰ (प्रभासक्षेत्�) is the name of a North-Indian Tirtha (sacred place) mentioned in the Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī authored by Varadarāja (A.D. 1600-1650), a pupil of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita.—Varadarāja in his Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī refers to several works which ought to be studied by a Pandit. In the same text are listed some Ghats of Benares (Varanasi). We also find in this work a list of holy places or īٳ󲹲 on folio 6 of the manuscript [e.g., ṣeٰ] [=sarasvatītīre ṣeٰ] which appears to have been composed say between A.D. 1600 and 1650.—[Cf. the manuscript of the Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī at the Government Manuscripts Library, B.O.R. = Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona]

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

ʰṣeٰ (प्रभासक्षेत्�):—[=--ṣeٰ] [from pra-bhāsa > pra-bhās] n.

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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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