Vikritadamshtra, ³Õ¾±°ì°ù¾±³Ù²¹»å²¹á¹ƒá¹£á¹r²¹: 3 definitions
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Vikritadamshtra 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 ³Õ¾±°ì°ù¾±³Ù²¹»å²¹á¹ƒá¹£á¹r²¹ can be transliterated into English as Vikritadamstra or Vikritadamshtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara³Õ¾±°ì°ù¾±³Ù²¹»å²¹á¹ƒá¹£á¹r²¹ (विकà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¤à¤¦à¤‚षà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤°) is the name of a VidyÄdhara who fought on ÅšrutaÅ›arman’s side but was slain by Hará¹£a, who participated in the war against SÅ«ryaprabha, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 47. Accordingly: â€�... then a chief of the VidyÄdharas, named ³Õ¾±°ì°ù¾±³Ù²¹»å²¹á¹ƒá¹£á¹r²¹, angry at the slaughter of Aá¹á¹ahÄsa, showered arrows upon Hará¹£a. But Hará¹£a repelled his arrows, struck down his chariot horses, and his banner and his charioteer, and cut off his head with its trembling earringsâ€�.
The story of ³Õ¾±°ì°ù¾±³Ù²¹»å²¹á¹ƒá¹£á¹r²¹ was narrated by the VidyÄdhara king Vajraprabha to prince NaravÄhanadatta in order to relate how “SÅ«ryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the VidyÄdharasâ€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ³Õ¾±°ì°ù¾±³Ù²¹»å²¹á¹ƒá¹£á¹r²¹, 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 Dictionary³Õ¾±°ìá¹›t²¹»å²¹á¹ƒá¹£á¹r²¹ (विकृतदंषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤°):—[=±¹¾±-°ìá¹›t²¹-»å²¹á¹ƒá¹£á¹r²¹] [from vi-ká¹›ta > vi-ká¹�] m. Name of a VidyÄ-dhara, [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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