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Tantukaccha 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 Tantukachchha.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩garaTantukaccha (啶むえ啷嵿い啷佮啶氞啶�) is the name of an Asura king, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 45. Accordingly: 鈥�... And then Prahl膩da invited, by means of messengers, the chiefs of the Asuras, and they came there in order from all the underworlds. First came King Bali, accompanied by innumerable great Asuras. Close behind him came Am墨la and the brave Dur膩roha and Sum膩ya, and Tantukaccha, and Vika峁乲峁 and Prakampana, and Dh奴maketu and Mah膩m膩ya, and the other lords of the Asuras; each of these came accompanied by a thousand feudal chiefs. The hall of audience was filled with the heroes, who saluted one another, and after they had sat down in order of rank Prahl膩da honoured them all鈥�.
The story of Tantukaccha was narrated by the Vidy膩dhara king Vajraprabha to prince Narav膩hanadatta in order to relate how 鈥淪奴ryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidy膩dharas鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Tantukaccha, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, 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 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
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Full-text: Manovati, Hrishtaroman, Vajrapanjara, Pramathana, Duraroha, Prakampana, Dhumaketu, Simhadamshtra, Mahamaya, Sumaya.
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