Pracandashakti, ±Ê°ù²¹³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾±: 4 definitions
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Pracandashakti 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 ±Ê°ù²¹³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾± can be transliterated into English as Pracandasakti or Pracandashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Prachandashakti.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara±Ê°ù²¹³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾± (पà¥à¤°à¤šà¤£à¥à¤¡à¤¶à¤•à¥à¤¤à¤¿) is one of the ten ministers of Má¹›gÄá¹…kadatta: the son of king Amaradatta and SurataprabhÄ from AyodhyÄ, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 69. Accordingly: â€�... and that young prince had ten ministers of his own: [±Ê°ù²¹³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾±... and others]... They were all of good birth, young, brave and wise, and devoted to their master’s interests. And Má¹›gÄá¹…kadatta led a happy life with them in his father’s house, but he did not obtain a suitable wifeâ€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ±Ê°ù²¹³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹Å›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 Dictionary±Ê°ù²¹³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾± (पà¥à¤°à¤šà¤£à¥à¤¡à¤¶à¤•à¥à¤¤à¤¿):—[=±è°ù²¹-³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹-Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾±] [from ±è°ù²¹-³¦²¹á¹‡á¸²¹] 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pracanda, Shakti.
Full-text: Manidatta, Satyadhara, Siladhara, Manorama, Shrutadhara, Lasavati, Yajuhsvamin, Lasaka.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LXXIV < [Book XII - ÅšaÅ›Äá¹…kavatÄ«]
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