Akshakshapanaka, Akṣakṣapaṇaka: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Akṣakṣapaṇaka can be transliterated into English as Aksaksapanaka or Akshakshapanaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraAkṣakṣapaṇaka (अक्षक्षपणक) is the name of a gambler (kitava), originally known as Vasudatta from Hastināpura, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 74. Accordingly, as a Akṣakṣapaṇaka said to Bhīmabhaṭa: “... there lived in Hastināpura a Brāhman named Śivadatta, a very rich man, and I am his son, and my real name is Vasudatta. And in my youth I learnt skill in arms as well as in the Vedas”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Akṣakṣapaṇaka, 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’.
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Full-text: Shivadatta, Pashupata, Kālavarataka, Shariprastara, Candabhujanga, Shmashanavetala, Vasudatta.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)