Suprahara, ܱ: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Suprahara 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: Kathāsaritsāgaraܱ (सुप्रहार) is the name of a fisherman from Rājagṛha, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 112. Accordingly, as Agni said: �... one day a young man of the fisher caste, named ܱ, who was in the bloom of youth and good looks, saw her [Māyāvatī] as she was amusing herself in a spring garden�.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning ܱ, 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 Dictionary1) ܱ (सुप्रहार):—[=-] [from su > su-pakva] m. a well dealt blow, [Harivaṃśa] ([varia lectio] samprah)
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a fisherman, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prahara, Shu.
Full-text: Rakshitika, Mayavati.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CXII < [Book XVI - Suratamañjarī]