Makarakati, 惭补办补谤补办补峁�: 4 definitions
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Makarakati 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara惭补办补谤补办补峁� (啶啶班啶熰) is the mother of Sundar墨, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 57. Accordingly, 鈥�... and 莫艣varavarman left vigilant guards in his camp to watch over his treasure, and went himself to the house of that Sundar墨. And when he came, her mother, named 惭补办补谤补办补峁�, honoured him with the various rites of hospitality which became the occasion鈥�.
The story of 惭补办补谤补办补峁� was narrated by Marubh奴ti to Narav膩hanadatta in order to demonstrate that 鈥渃ourtesans have no goodness of character鈥�, in other words, that 鈥渢here never dwells in the minds of courtesans even an atom of truth, unalloyed with treachery, so a man who desires prosperity should not take pleasure in them, as their society is only to be gained by the wealthy, any more than in uninhabited woods to be crossed only with a caravan鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 惭补办补谤补办补峁�, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
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�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补办补谤补办补峁� (啶啶班啶熰):鈥擺=尘补办补谤补-办补峁�] [from makara] f. 鈥榙辞濒辫丑颈苍-丑颈辫辫别诲鈥�, Name of a woman, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
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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.
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