Rajashekhara, 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补, Rajan-shekhara: 14 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 can be transliterated into English as Rajasekhara or Rajashekhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikatha搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶�).鈥擲o岣嶀笉hala refers to 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 simply as Y膩y膩vara and praises him for his dramatic skill. 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 says that a king should hold assemblies for the examination of poets. He should patronize poets, become the Sabh膩pati (President) like the ancient kings V膩sudeva, 艢膩峁璦v膩hana, 艢奴draka and S膩has膩峁卥a, and honour and give gifts to poets whose works stand the test.
: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶�) is the name of an important person (viz., an 膧c膩rya or Kavi) mentioned in 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 10th-century K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩.鈥擜 well-known poet, critic and also a dramatist, who belonging to the Y膩y膩vara family. He wrote his magnum-opus K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩, which is the practical treatise of poets, divided into eighteen adhikara峁嘺s. His father鈥檚 name was Durduka and mother 艢墨l膩vat墨. To see his scholarship various follower poets to gives him reverence on their works. In the drama B膩labh膩rata, he declared himself as the incarnation of the poets V膩lm墨ki, Me峁噒ha and Bhavabh奴t墨.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, 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 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶�) alias Jaya艣别办丑补谤补 has composed Chanda艣艣别办丑补谤补. This is the only work of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 recorded so far. He is different from the famous 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 of Y膩y膩var墨ya family and author of K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩. 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 describes himself as an 膧rhata and a kavi in the last stanza of fifth chapter of Chanda艣艣别办丑补谤补. He was the son of Duddaka and N膩gadev墨, grandson of L膩hata and great grandson of Yasa. He belonged to the 峁琱akkura family.
Chandas (啶涏え啷嵿う啶膏) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶�).鈥擜 Sanskrit dramatist who lived in India in 7th century A.D. B膩labh膩rata or Prak膩峁囜笉ap膩峁囜笉ava, B膩lar膩m膩ya峁嘺, Viddha艣膩labha帽jik膩 and 碍补谤辫奴谤补尘补帽箩补谤墨 are his more famous dramatic works. 碍补谤辫奴谤补尘补帽箩补谤墨 refers to him as the preceptor of a king of Kanauj. 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 was known by the name Kavir膩ja also.
B膩lar膩m膩ya峁嘺, called also Mah膩n膩峁璦ka, is a drama in ten Acts. B膩labh膩rata contains only two Acts. Its theme is the wedding of Draupad墨 and the ruin caused by the game of dice. Viddha艣膩labha帽jik膩 is a drama in four Acts. He has a further work to his credit, K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 in eighteen chapters.
Some scholars hold the view that 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 lived in the 10th century A.D.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-艣膩stra搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶�) or 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补rasa is the name of an Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fourth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 4, 补箩墨谤峁嘺: indigestion). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasa艣膩stra (medical alchemy). However, since it is an ayurveda treatment it should be taken with caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., 谤腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补-谤补蝉补): 鈥渢he minerals (uparasa), poisons (惫颈峁), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.鈥� (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismRajashekhara (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶�, 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补) was an eminent Sanskrit poet, dramatist and critic. He was court poet of the Gurjara Pratiharas. He wrote Kavyamimamsa between 880 and 920 CE. The work is essentially a practical guide for poets that explains the elements and composition of a good poem.
The fame of Rajashekhara rests firmly on his play 碍补谤辫奴谤补尘补帽箩补谤墨, written in Sauraseni Prakrit. Rajashekhara wrote the play to please his wife, Avantisundari, a woman of taste and accomplishment. He is perhaps the only ancient Indian poet to acknowledge a woman for her contributions to his literary career.
India history and geography
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume 3, part 1: Saduktikarnamrita搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶�) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikar峁嚹乵rita by 艢r墨dhara D膩sa (son of Va峁璾 D膩sa) who was a chief over several districts (called a 尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒颈办补).鈥擳he Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶�).鈥擭ame of a poet.
Derivable forms: 谤腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补岣� (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶班).
搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 谤腻箩补苍 and 艣别办丑补谤补 (啶多啶栢ぐ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶�).鈥擺masculine] [Name] of a poet.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攁 writer on ala峁僰膩ra. Quoted twice in Ala峁僰膩ra艣别办丑补谤补.
2) 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶�):鈥攕on of Durduka and 艢墨lavat墨, tutor to Mahendrap膩la, king of Kanyakubj膩 (inscriptions of 903 and 907) wrote 4 plays: 碍补谤辫奴谤补尘补帽箩补谤墨. Praca峁囜笉ap膩峁囜笉ava or B膩labh膩rata. B膩lar膩m膩ya峁嘺. Viddha艣膩labha帽jik膩. In the introduction to the B膩lar膩m膩ya峁嘺 he speaks of 6 works of his. Verses of his are quoted by K峁mendra, Ma峁卥ha, 艢p. p. 77, [S奴ktikar峁嚹乵峁泃a by 艢r墨dharad膩sa] (where he is mentioned by Abhinanda as a contemporary, and by Vasukalpa), [Subh膩shit膩vali by Vallabhadeva] in Sarasvat墨ka峁囜弓h膩bhara峁嘺, Ga峁嘺ratnamahodadhi. See Sa峁僰峁pa艣a峁卥arajaya Oxf. 255. 258^a.
3) 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶�):鈥擪膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 Kavirahasya.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 (啶班ぞ啶溹ざ啷囙啶�):鈥擺=r膩ja-艣别办丑补谤补] [from r膩ja > r膩j] m. (also with kavi, 蝉奴谤颈 etc.) Name of various authors and teachers; ([especially]) of a poet (son of Durdaka and 艢墨la-vat墨, tutor of Mahendrap膩la, king of K膩nyakubja; he lived in the 10th century and wrote 4 plays, viz. Praca峁囜笉a-p膩峁囜笉ava or B膩la-bh膩rata, B膩la-r膩m膩ya峁嘺, Viddha艣膩la-bha帽jik膩, and Karp奴ra-ma帽jar墨)
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusR膩ja艣膿khara (嗖班簿嗖溹捕喑囙矕嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] an excellent, wise king.
2) [noun] 艢iva, who has adorned his head with the moon.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sekhara, Rajan, Raja.
Starts with: Rajashekhara maladharigachamandana, Rajashekhara suri, Rajashekhararasa.
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Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
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