Brihatkathamanjari, Brihat-katha-manjari, Bṛhatkathāmañjarī, Brihatkatha-manjari: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Bṛhatkathāmañjarī can be transliterated into English as Brhatkathamanjari or Brihatkathamanjari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: India Netzone: Indian PhilosophyBrihat-katha-manjari is a well known prose work composed by Kshemendra. It was probably composed in his young age. Brihat katha Manjari gives a true account that around 400 AD, the Gupta king Vikramaditya (Chandragupta II) had "unburdened the sacred earth of the barbarians". The original was divided into eighteen Lambhakas and it is a reasonable guess that the term applies to the victories of the hero, each section dealing with his achievement.
Book I: The work begins with the Kathapitha, which gives as an introduction to the tale the legend of Gunadhya.
Book II: In Book II, the adventures of Udayana are described, which are carried in chapter iii to his winning of Padmavati. In iv the birth of the hero, Naravahanadatta takes place who would be the emperor of the Vidyadharas.
Book II: The next book, Chaturdarika is episodically presented. The Vidyadhara king comes to visit the future ruler and relates how he himself has reached the wonderful city of the Vidyadharas and won the four beauteous maidens wherefrom the title of the book has been derived. He continues with the legend of Suryaprabha.
Book VIII: Book VIII is short and is styled Vela after the name of the character and ends with the vital statement that Madanamansuka has been abducted by the Vidyadhara Manasa Vega. The prince is deserted but before that he rejoins his beloved and would be the hero of four episodic books.
Book XIII: After long interval action is resumed in Book xiii, Pancha wins five more brides, Vidyadhara maidens are determined to support him. The book laid stress on attaining Madanamansuka. With the help of princess Prabhavati, a Vidyadhara, the prince penetrates to her place of confinement, using a woman`s form lent by Prabhavati.
Book XIV: In Book xiv he marries Ratnaprabha, whose name the book bears.
Book XV: In Book xv he marries Alarhkaravati, and is on a voyage to a White Island where he worships Narayana with an elaborate prayer written in the most finished Kavya style.
Book XVI: The next book gives the prince another wife, Saktiyasas.
Book XVII: In Book xvii the lost thread is recovered. Naravahanadatta must receive from the sage Vamadeva on mount Malaya the seven jewels that symbolises sovereignty. He reaches the north by passing under a great tunnel and by his offer of his own head induces Kalaratri who guards the exit point to permit his passage.
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)Bṛhatkathāmañjarī (बृहत्कथामञ्जरी) is the name of a work ascribed to Kṣemendra (11th century): one among the Kashmiri scholars who glorified the legacy of rhetorics with a new interpretation of the soul of poetry (aucitya). A total number of 38 works (viz., Bṛhatkathā-mañjarī) have been recorded in the “New Catalogus Catalogorum”, which are composed by Kṣemendra. He is not only a poetician but also a scholar of high repute.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Bṛhatkathāmañjarī (बृहत्कथामञ्जरी) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Kṣemendra. Report. Clxx. Bl. 4. Burnell. 165^b. Oppert. Ii, 7406. Bühler 540.
—[commentary] Oppert. 6065.
2) Bṛhatkathāmañjarī (बृहत्कथामञ्जरी):—by Kṣemendra. [Bhau Dāji Memorial] 123. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 58. Stein 81. 300 ([fragmentary]).
3) Bṛhatkathāmañjarī (बृहत्कथामञ्जरी):—by Kṣemendra. Bc 519. 520. 447 (Vetālapañcaviṃśati).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBṛhatkathāmañjarī (बृहत्कथामञ्जरी):—[=bṛhat-kathā-mañjarī] [from bṛhat-kathā > bṛhat > bṛṃh] f. Name of a collection of tales ascribed to Kṣemendra
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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: Brihat, Brihatkatha, Katha, Manjari, Mancari, Katta.
Full-text: Vetalapancavimshatika, Kshemendra, Gunadhya, Vetalapancavimshati, Lasaddimba, Brihatkathashlokasamgraha, Paramita, Digdaha, Pratishthana, Patra, Vararuci, Aindra, Brihatkatha.
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