Vakranasa, Vakranāsā: 5 definitions
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Vakranasa 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesVakranāsā (वक्रनासा) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.96) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Vakranāsā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraVakranāsa (वक्रनास) is a minister of the owl-king named Avamarda, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 62. Accordingly, “... then Vakranāsa said: ‘He [Cirajīvin] should be spared, for he knows the secrets of our foes. This quarrel between the enemies’ king and his minister is for our advantage. Listen, and I will tell you a story which will illustrate it...’”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Vakranāsa, 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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakranāsa (वक्रनास).—[adjective] having a crooked nose or beak.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vakranāsa (वक्रनास):—[=vakra-nāsa] [from vakra > vaṅk] mfn. having a curved nose or beak, [Rāmāyaṇa; Pañcatantra]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of the councillor of an owl-king, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Pañcatantra]
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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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Full-text: Nasa.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
6.1. The character of Cāṇakya < [Chapter 6 - Other Literary Estimates of Mudrārākṣasa]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LXII < [Book X - Śaktiyaśas]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 226 - Tortures in Twenty-one Hells < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]