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Prahrishtaroman, ±Ê°ù²¹³óṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô: 3 definitions

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Prahrishtaroman 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°ù²¹³óṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô can be transliterated into English as Prahrstaroman or Prahrishtaroman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara

±Ê°ù²¹³óṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô (पà¥à¤°à¤¹à¥ƒà¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤°à¥‹à¤®à¤¨à¥�) is one of the four lords of the Asuras (²¹²õ³Ü°ùÄå»å³ó¾±±è²¹) and considered a kings over chiefs of hosts of transcendent warriors (atiratha) in SunÄ«tha and SÅ«ryaprabha’s army, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in SunÄ«tha’s army: â€�... and MahÄmÄya, and KÄmbalika, and KÄlakampana here, and ±Ê°ù²¹³óṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô, these four lords of the Asuras, are kings over chiefs of hosts of transcendent warriorsâ€�.

The story of ±Ê°ù²¹³óṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô was narrated by the VidyÄdhara king Vajraprabha to prince NaravÄhanadatta in order to relate how “SÅ«ryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the VidyÄdharasâ€�.

The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ±Ê°ù²¹³óṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô, 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

1) ±Ê°ù²¹³óṛṣṭa°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô (पà¥à¤°à¤¹à¥ƒà¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤°à¥‹à¤®à¤¨à¥�):—[=±è°ù²¹-³óṛṣṭa-°ù´Ç³¾²¹²Ô] [from pra-hṛṣṭa > pra-hṛṣ] mfn. one who has erected hair, [RÄmÄyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an Asura, [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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