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Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)

Ānandaja (आनन्दज) refers to “produced from joy”, representing one of the two types of the “sentiment of wonder” as defined by Cirañjīva Bhaṭṭācārya (fl. 17th century) and Bharata in his Nāṭyaśāstra.—Though Cirañjīva has not said anything about the varieties of adbhuta-rasa, Bharata, the author of the Nāṭyaśāstra, has mentioned two kinds of adbhutadivya which is heavenly miracles and ānandaja which is produced from joy.

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Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Ānandaja (आनन्दज) refers to “being born of the bliss” (of aesthetic delight), according to the Ciñcinīmatasārasamuccaya verse 7.174cd-176ab.— Accordingly, “I will tell you about (the process) of withdrawal. If the entity born of the bliss (ānandaja) of aesthetic delight is perceived as an object of perception, it recedes there into the field of the activity (of the senses). Once this activity has ceased, the supreme wonder arises because it has dissolved away”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ānandaja (आनन्दज).—a. caused by joy (as tears).

Ānandaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ānanda and ja (ज).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ānandaja (आनन्दज):—[=ā-nanda-ja] [from ā-nanda > ā-nand] mfn. proceeding from joy, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a teacher

3) [v.s. ...] n. semen virile, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Anandaja in German

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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: Ja, Ananda.

Starts with: Anandajala, Anandajalakulekshana.

Full-text: Candhanayana, Adbhutadivya, Adbhutarasa, Bhid.

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