Pururavas, ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ: 14 definitions
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)One of the Hands of Famous Emperors.—±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²�: the Muá¹£á¹i hand.

Natyashastra (नाटà¥à¤¯à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, ²ÔÄåá¹y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ (पà¥à¤°à¥‚रवसà¥) is the name of a king whose story is told in the “story of Urvaśīâ€�, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 17. Accordingly, when king ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ (a devoted worshipper of Viṣṇu) was sauntering in the Nandana garden he crossed paths with the apsaras (heavenly nymp) named Urvaśī and they instantly fell in love.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ, 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€�.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ (पà¥à¤°à¥‚रवसà¥).—A prominent king of Candravaṃśa (lunar race). Origin of Candravaṃśa and birth of ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ. Descending in order from BrahmÄ came Atri—Candra—Budha ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ. The dynasty which came from Candra was called the Candravaṃśa. Though Budha was the first king of Candravaṃśa it was ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ who became celebrated. The story of the birth of ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ is given below: (See full article at Story of ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ (पà¥à¤°à¥‚रवसà¥).—A king of the race of DÄ«ptÄká¹£a. (Åšloka 15, Chapter 74, Udyoga Parva).
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ (पà¥à¤°à¥‚रवसà¥) or Aila ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ is the name of an ancient king, according to the ³Õ²¹á¹ƒÅ›Än³Ü³¦²¹°ù¾±³Ù²¹ section of the 10th century ³§²¹³Ü°ù²¹±è³Ü°ùÄåṇa: one of the various UpapurÄṇas depicting Åšaivism.—Accordingly, [...] Aila ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ, the most illustrious pious king gets married to Urvaśī, the heavenly damsel who is cursed by BrahmÄ to spend sometime here on earth. ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ begets on her six sons—Āyu, Mayu, AmÄyu, ViÅ›vÄyu, ÅšatÄyu and ÅšrutÄyu. All these are celebrated like Semi-divine beings (devayonaya).
±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õâ€� sons are named differently in the ViṣṇupurÄṇa chapter IV.7:—Āyus, DhÄ«mat, AmÄvasu, ViÅ›vavasu, ÅšatÄyus, and ÅšrutÄyus.

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.
Pancaratra (worship of NÄrÄyaṇa)
: University of Vienna: SudarÅ›ana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the AhirbudhnyasaṃhitıʳܰùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ (पà¥à¤°à¥‚रवसà¥) is the name of an ancient king having performed the pacificatory ritual described chapter 47 of the AhirbudhnyasaṃhitÄ, belonging to the PÄñcarÄtra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “[This rite] should be employed by utterly glorious Sovereigns when they are in distress—[...] Ambarīśa, Åšuka, Alarka, MÄndhÄtá¹�, ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ, RÄjoparicara, Dhundhu, Åšibi and ÅšrutakÄ«rtana—those Kings of old attained Universal Sovereignty after performing this. They became free of diseases and free of enemies. Their fame was widely spread and blamelessâ€�.

Pancaratra (पाञà¥à¤šà¤°à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤°, pÄñcarÄtra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ (पà¥à¤°à¥‚रवसà¥).â€�m. [cf. UṇÄdi-sÅ«tra 4.231] The son of Budha and IlÄ and founder of the lunar race of kings. [He saw the nymph Urvaśī, while descending upon earth owing to the curse of Mitra and Varuṇa, and fell in love with her. Urvaśī, too, was enamoured of the king who was as renowned for personal beauty as for truthfulness, devotion, and generosity, and became his wife. They lived happily together for many days, and after she had borne him a son, she returned to the heaven. The king heavily mourned her loss, and she was pleased to repeat her visits five successive times and bore him five sons. But the king, who wanted her life-long company, was not evidently satisfied with this; and he obtained his desired object after he had offered oblations as directed by the Gandharvas. The story told in Vikramorvaśīya differs in many respects; so does the account given in the Åšatapatha BrÄhmaṇa, based on a passage in the Ṛgveda, where it is said that Urvaśī agreed to live with ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ on two conditions:-namely that her two rams which she loved as children must be kept near her bed-side and never suffered to be carried away, and that he must take care never to be seen by her undressed. The Gandharvas, however, carried away the rams, and so Urvaśī disappeared.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPururavas (पà¥à¤°à¥à¤°à¤µà¤¸à¥).—m.
(-±¹Äåá¸�) Kuvera: see ±è³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ (पà¥à¤°à¥‚रवसà¥).—m. The name of a king.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ (पà¥à¤°à¥‚रवसà¥).—[adjective] crying loudly; [masculine] [Name] of a myth. king and hero.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ (पà¥à¤°à¥‚रवसà¥):—[=±è³Ü°ùÅ«-°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ] [from purÅ« > puru] a mfn. crying much or loudly, [Ṛg-veda i, 31, 4]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an ancient king of the lunar race (the lover of Urvaśī cf. [Ṛg-veda x, 95; Åšatapatha-brÄhmaṇa xi, 5, 1] and KÄlidÄsa’s drama Vikramorvaśī, son of Budha and IḻÄ�, father of Ä€yus and ancestor of Puru Duá¹£yanta, Bharata, Kuru, Dhá¹›ta-rÄá¹£á¹ra and PÄṇá¸u, supposed to have instituted the 3 sacrificial fires [VÄjasaneyi-saṃhitÄ v, 2]; according to, [Nirukta, by YÄska x, 46] he is one of the beings belonging to the middle region of the universe, and is possibly to be connected with the Sun as Urvaśī is with the Dawn; according to others a ViÅ›va-deva or a PÄrvaṇa-Å›rÄddha-deva), [Ṛg-veda]; etc.
3) [=±è³Ü°ùÅ«-°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ] b See [column]1.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pururavas (पà¥à¤°à¥à¤°à¤µà¤¸à¥):â€�(±¹Äåá¸�) a. Kuvera.
2) ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ (पà¥à¤°à¥‚रवसà¥):â€�(±¹Äåá¸�) 5. m. The son of Buddha of the lunar race; a demigod.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹²õ (पà¥à¤°à¥‚रवसà¥) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ±Ê³Ü°ùÅ«°ù²¹±¹²¹.
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