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Harshagupta, ±á²¹°ùá¹£a²µ³Ü±è³Ù²¹: 3 definitions

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Harshagupta 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 ±á²¹°ùá¹£a²µ³Ü±è³Ù²¹ can be transliterated into English as Harsagupta or Harshagupta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara

±á²¹°ùá¹£a²µ³Ü±è³Ù²¹ (हरà¥à¤·à¤—à¥à¤ªà¥à¤�) is the name of a merchant from TÄmraliptÄ«, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 36. Accordingly, â€�... and in the meanwhile a merchant named ±á²¹°ùá¹£a²µ³Ü±è³Ù²¹, who had arrived from TÄmraliptÄ«, having heard of that event, came there full of curiosity. And in his train there came a servant of the name of ŚīlavatÄ«, who was devoted to her husbandâ€�.

The story of ±á²¹°ùá¹£a²µ³Ü±è³Ù²¹ was narrated by RatnaprabhÄ in order to demonstrate that “women of good family are guarded by their own virtue as their only chamberlain; but even God himself can scarcely guard the unchasteâ€� in other words, “in no case can anyone guard a woman by force in this world, but the young woman of good family is ever protected by the pure restraint of her own chastityâ€�.

The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ±á²¹°ùá¹£a²µ³Ü±è³Ù²¹, 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.

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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€�.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

±á²¹°ùá¹£a²µ³Ü±è³Ù²¹ (हरà¥à¤·à¤—à¥à¤ªà¥à¤�):—[=³ó²¹°ùá¹£a-²µ³Ü±è³Ù²¹] [from ³ó²¹°ùá¹£a] m. Name of a man, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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