Chatrabhanga, Chatrabhaṅga, Chatra-bhanga, Chatrabhamga: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Chatrabhanga 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhatrabhanga.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaChatrabhaṅga (छत्रभङ्ग) refers to the “breaking of the royal umbrella” (loss of dominion), and as mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 22.130.
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’.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryChatra-bhaṅga.—(IA 8), ‘the breaking of the umbrella [of sovereignty]’; sometimes interpreted as ‘an interregnum’. Note: chatra-bhaṅga is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryChatrabhaṅga (छत्रभङ्ग).—
1) 'destruction of the royal parasol', loss of dominion, deposition.
2) dependence.
3) wilfulness.
4) a forlorn condition, widowhood.
Derivable forms: chatrabhaṅgaḥ (छत्रभङ्गः).
Chatrabhaṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms chatra and bhaṅga (भङ्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryChatrabhaṅga (छत्रभङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) 1. Widowhood. 2. Wilfulness, independence. 3. Subversion of dominion, loss of empire, deposition, &c. E. chatra a parasol, and bhaṅga a breaking; in the first two senses chatra is used metaphorically, for any cover or defence, as a husband, &c. in the last it is used by synecdoche, a parasol being one of the ensigns of royalty. E. chatrasya bhaṅgaḥ yatra . nṛpanāśe, vaidhavye, svātantrye ca .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryChatrabhaṅga (छत्रभङ्ग):—[chatra-bhaṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. Widowhood; wilfulness; loss of royalty.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusChatrabhaṃga (ಛತ್ರಭಂಗ):—[noun] (fig.) a loss or deprivation of one’s kingship.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Chatra, Bhanga.
Full-text: Katabhanga.
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