Pratapacandra, ±Ê°ù²¹³ÙÄå±è²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù²¹: 4 definitions
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Pratapacandra 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pratapachandra.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara±Ê°ù²¹³ÙÄå±è²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¾à¤ªà¤šà¤¨à¥à¤¦à¥à¤°) is the name of an ancient king who, together with king SamarabÄla conspired in a campaign against king CamarabÄla according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 54. Accordingly, â€�... and his general, named Devabala, brought and presented to him the fourth king, named ±Ê°ù²¹³ÙÄå±è²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù²¹, wounded with an arrowâ€�.
The story of ±Ê°ù²¹³ÙÄå±è²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù²¹ was narrated to NaravÄhanadatta by Gomukha in order to demonstrate that “a brave man, though unsupported, conquers in the front of battle even many enemies coming against him in fight, distracted with hate, and not considering the resources of themselves and their foe, and by his surpassing bravery puts a stop to the fever of their conceit and prideâ€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ±Ê°ù²¹³ÙÄå±è²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù²¹, 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 Dictionary1) ±Ê°ù²¹³ÙÄå±è²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¾à¤ªà¤šà¤¨à¥à¤¦à¥à¤°):—[=±è°ù²¹-³ÙÄå±è²¹-³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù²¹] [from pra-tÄpa > pra-tap] m. Name of a king, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Jaina author, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
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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: Pratapa, Candra.
Full-text: Devabala.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
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The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha (by E. B. Cowell)
Brihaspati Samhita (abridged version) < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 2 (1966)]