Mahendrashakti, ²Ñ²¹³ó±ð²Ô»å°ù²¹Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾±: 4 definitions
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Mahendrashakti 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 ²Ñ²¹³ó±ð²Ô»å°ù²¹Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾± can be transliterated into English as Mahendrasakti or Mahendrashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara²Ñ²¹³ó±ð²Ô»å°ù²¹Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾± (महेनà¥à¤¦à¥à¤°à¤¶à¤•à¥à¤¤à¤�) is the son of the merchant UpendraÅ›akti and suffered from uncontrollable madness (³Ü²Ô³¾Äå»å²¹-±¹¾±Å›á¹›á¹…°ì³ó²¹±ô²¹), according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 73. Accordingly, â€�... while the ascetic [Brahmasoma] was engaged in offering these praises to GaṇeÅ›a in the temple, it happened that the son of the merchant-prince UpendraÅ›akti, who brought his image, entered the temple as he was roaming about. His name was ²Ñ²¹³ó±ð²Ô»å°ù²¹Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾±, and he had been rendered uncontrollable by long and violent madness, so he rushed forward to seize the ascetic. Then the ascetic struck him with his hand. The merchant’s son, as soon as he was struck by the charm-bearing hand of that ascetic, was freed from madness and recovered his reasonâ€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ²Ñ²¹³ó±ð²Ô»å°ù²¹Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾±, 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€�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary²Ñ²¹³ó±ð²Ô»å°ù²¹Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾± (महेनà¥à¤¦à¥à¤°à¤¶à¤•à¥à¤¤à¤�):—[=³¾²¹³ó±ð²Ô»å°ù²¹-Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾±] [from mahendra > mahÄ > mah] 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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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
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