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Rakshitika, ¸é²¹°ìá¹£i³Ù¾±°ìÄå: 3 definitions

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Rakshitika 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 ¸é²¹°ìá¹£i³Ù¾±°ìÄå can be transliterated into English as Raksitika or Rakshitika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara

¸é²¹°ìá¹£i³Ù¾±°ìÄå (रकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤¤à¤¿à¤•à¤�) is the mother of SuprahÄra: a fisherman from RÄjagá¹›ha, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 112. Accordingly, â€�... and when persistently questioned, he [SuprahÄra] told his wish to his mother, named ¸é²¹°ìá¹£i³Ù¾±°ìÄå, and she said to her son: ‘My son, abandon your despondency, and take food; I will certainly compass this your end for you by my ingenuity’â€�.

The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ¸é²¹°ìá¹£i³Ù¾±°ìÄå, 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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

¸é²¹°ìá¹£i³Ù¾±°ìÄå (रकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤¤à¤¿à¤•à¤�).—name of a piÅ›ÄcÄ«: ²Ñ²¹³óÄå-²ÑÄå²âÅ«°ùÄ« 239.22.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

¸é²¹°ìá¹£i³Ù¾±°ìÄå (रकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤¤à¤¿à¤•à¤�):—[from raká¹£itaka > raká¹�] f. Name of a woman, [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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