Sthuabhuja, ٳūᲹ, Sthulabhuja: 3 definitions
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Sthuabhuja 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: KathāsaritsāgaraٳūᲹ (स्थूलभुज), son of Pralambabhuja, is the name of a Vidyādhara from Madanapura, as mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 52. Accordingly as Haṭhaśarman said in the presence of Naravāhanadatta, Alaṅkāravatī and Aśokamālā: �... on the Himālayas there is a splendid city named Madanapura; in it dwelt a Vidyādhara prince named Pralambabhuja. He had born to him, my lord, a son named ٳūᲹ, and he in course of time became a handsome prince in the flower of youth�.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning ٳūᲹ, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (काव्�, 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 poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryٳūᲹ (स्थूलभुज):—[=ٳū-Ჹ] [from sthūla > sthūl] m. ٳٰDzԲ-�, Name of a Vidyā-dhara, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Partial matches: Sthula, Bhoja.
Full-text: Hathasharman, Surabhivatsa, Pralambabhuja, Surabhidatta.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
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