Vishvavarta, Viśvavarta: 3 definitions
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Vishvavarta 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 Viśvavarta can be transliterated into English as Visvavarta or Vishvavarta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: Mankhaka a sanskrit literary geniusViśvavarta (विश्ववर्त) was the father of Maṅkhaka (or Maṅkha or Maṅkhuka): the author of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita and the Maṅkhakośa.
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: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumViśvāvarta (विश्वावर्त) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Manoratha, father of Śṛṅgāra Bhṛṅga, Alaṃkāra and Maṅkha. Report. p. 52.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvāvarta (विश्वावर्त):—[from viśva] m. Name of a man, [Catalogue(s)]
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)
Starts with: Vishvavartana.
Full-text: Mankhaka, Bhringa, Manmatha, Shringara, Alamkara, Mankha.
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The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
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