Prishadvara, Priṣaḍvarā: 4 definitions
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Prishadvara 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 Priṣaḍvarā can be transliterated into English as Prisadvara or Prishadvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraPriṣaḍvarā (प्रिषड्वरा) was brought up by a hermit named Sthūlakeśa who betrothed her to Ruru, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 14. She is also known as Pramadvarā and is the daughter of the apsara named Menakā. Their story is told by Vasantaka to queen Vāsavadattā after being released from prison.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Priṣaḍvarā, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, 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’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛṣadvarā (पृषद्वरा):—[=pṛṣad-varā] [from pṛṣad > pṛṣ] f. ‘best among spotted antelopes’, Name of a wife of Ruru and daughter of a Vidyā-dhara by Menakā (a sort of antelope), [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vara.
Full-text: Sthulakesha, Menaka, Ruru, Vara.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)