Bhashyaraja, Bhāṣyarāja, Bhashya-raja: 3 definitions

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Bhashyaraja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Bhāṣyarāja can be transliterated into English as Bhasyaraja or Bhashyaraja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)

Bhāṣyarāja (भाष्यराज) or Chandobhāskara is the name of a commentary (of Chandaśśāstra of Piṅgala) on the topic of Prosody ascribed to Bhāskararāya (C. 1685-1775 C.E.), a polymath of who composed around forty works covering the subjects of vedānta, mīmāṃsā, vyākaraṇa, nyāya, prosody, kāvya, smṛti, mantraśāstra, Vedic literature. Also see the “New Catalogus Catalogorum” XVII. pp. 133-135.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Bhāṣyarāja (भाष्यराज) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a
—[commentary] on the Chandaḥsūtra of Piṅgala, by Bhāskararāya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhāṣyarāja (भाष्यराज):—[=bhāṣya-rāja] [from bhāṣya > bhāṣ] m. Name of [work]

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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.

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