Indivaraksha, ±õ²Ō»åÄ«±¹²¹°łÄå°ģį¹£a: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Indivaraksha 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 ±õ²Ō»åÄ«±¹²¹°łÄå°ģį¹£a can be transliterated into English as Indivaraksa or Indivaraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia±õ²Ō»åÄ«±¹²¹°łÄå°ģį¹£a (ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤·).āA Gandharva. He was the son of NalanÄbha, the chief of the VidyÄdharas. There is a story about this Gandharva in MÄrkaį¹įøeya PurÄį¹a, Chapter 60:ā�
±õ²Ō»åÄ«±¹²¹°łÄå°ģį¹£a went to the sage Brahmamitra to learn Äyurveda. For some unknown reason, the sage did not teach him. ±õ²Ō»åÄ«±¹²¹°łÄå°ģį¹£a decided to learn by overhearing what the guru taught the other pupils from a hiding place. In six months' time he learnt Äyurveda. Overjoyed at the thought that he was able to acquire as much learning in this science as the other pupils, within such a short time, and oblivious of his surroundings, he laughed loudly. The guru who understood the secret, uttered a curse that he would become a RÄkį¹£asa within seven days. The repentant ±õ²Ō»åÄ«±¹²¹°łÄå°ģį¹£a begged for his pardon. Then the sage told him that he would be restored to his own form and give up the RÄkį¹£asa shape when he was shot with arrows by his own children.
Once when he approached his daughter ManoramÄ to devour her, his son-in law, Svarocis who had learnt the science of archery from that girl, defeated him. In this way, ±õ²Ō»åÄ«±¹²¹°łÄå°ģį¹£a got his own former form. After that he taught Svarocis, the sciences of archery which he had learnt from his own daughter and also from Brahmamitra.
The Purana (ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤�, purÄį¹as) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient Indiaās 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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara±õ²Ō»åÄ«±¹²¹°łÄå°ģį¹£a (ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤·) is the son of the Cakravartin (emperor) named ViÅvÄntara, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 113. Accordingly, as KaÅyapa said to NaravÄhanadatta: ā�... and the sovereign named ViÅvÄntara, who was emperor here, he too, when his son, ±õ²Ō»åÄ«±¹²¹°łÄå°ģį¹£a, had been slain by Vasantatilaka, the King of Cedi, for seducing his wife, being wanting in self-control, died on account of the distracting sorrow which he felt for the death of his wicked sonā�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (āocean of streams of storyā�), mentioning ±õ²Ō»åÄ«±¹²¹°łÄå°ģį¹£a, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²āÄå»å³ó²¹°ł²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guį¹Äįøhyaās Bį¹hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (ą¤ą¤¾ą¤µą„ą¤�, 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 āepic poetryā� and natya, or ādramatic poetryā�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary±õ²Ō»åÄ«±¹²¹°łÄå°ģį¹£a (ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤·):ā[from ¾±²Ō»åÄ«-±¹²¹°ł²¹] m. āl“Ē³Ł³Ü²õ-±š²ā±š»åā�, Name of a man, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled ą¤øą¤ą¤øą„ą¤ą„ą¤¤ą¤®ą„� (²õ²¹į¹s°ģį¹t²¹³¾), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Vishvantara, Vasantatilaka.
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