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Vrikshaghata, ṛkṣaṭa: 3 definitions

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Vrikshaghata 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 ṛkṣaṭa can be transliterated into English as Vrksaghata or Vrikshaghata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vrikshaghata in Kavya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

ṛkṣaṭa (वृक्षघ�) is the name of an ancient city, as mentioned in the eighth story of the ձ貹ñṃśaپ in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 82. Accordingly, �... there is a great tract of land assigned to Brāhmans in the country of Aṅga, called ṛkṣaṭa. In it there lived a rich sacrificing Brāhman named Viṣṇusvāmin. And he had a wife equal to himself in birth. And by her he had three sons born to him, who were distinguished for preternatural acuteness�.

The story of ṛkṣaṭa is mentioned in the ձ貹ñṃśaپ (twenty-five tales of a ) which is embedded in the twelfth book of the Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�). The main book is a famous Sanskrit epic detailing the exploits of prince Naravāhanadatta in his quest to become the emperor of the 󲹰 (celestial beings). The Kathā-sarit-sāgara is is explained to be an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā which consisted of 100,000 verses and in turn forms part of an even larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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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�.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vrikshaghata in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛkṣaṭa (वृक्षघ�):—[=ṛkṣa-ṭa] [from ṛkṣa] m. Name of an Agra-hāra, [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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