Amritatejas, ṛtٱᲹ: 4 definitions
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Amritatejas 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 ṛtٱᲹ can be transliterated into English as Amrtatejas or Amritatejas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraṛtٱᲹ (अमृततेजस�) is the name of a Vidyādhara king from Vajrakūṭa, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 65. Accordingly, as Hiraṇyākṣa said to a female ascetic: �... know that I was a king of the Vidyādharas named ṛtٱᲹ in a city named Vajrakūṭa. And long ago I was cursed by a hermit, angry because I had treated him with neglect, and I was doomed to live in the world of mortals until touched by your hand�.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning ṛtٱᲹ, 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 DictionaryṛtٱᲹ (अमृततेजस�):—[=-ṛt-ٱᲹ] [from a-mṛta > a-mūla] m. Name of a Vidyādhara prince, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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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Search found 1 books and stories containing Amritatejas, ṛtٱᲹ, Amrtatejas, Amrita-tejas, Amṛta-tejas, Amrta-tejas; (plurals include: Amritatejases, ṛtٱᲹes, Amrtatejases, tejases). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LXV < [Book X - Śaktiyaśas]