Bhamaha, Bhāmaha: 8 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBhāmaha (भामह).—A critic who lived in the sixth century A.D. He was one of the top critics in the Sanskrit language. His important work is 'Kāvyālaṃkāra'. This is also called Bhāmahālaṃkāra by a few. There are six chapters in this. The first chapter deals with Kāvyaśarīra, the second and third with Alaṃkāra, the fourth with Kāvyadoṣa the fifth with Nyāya and the sixth with Śabdaśuddhi. As against Daṇḍī Bhāmaha separates 'Kathā' from 'Ākhyāyikā'. According to him the requisites of a good Kāvya are sweetness, pleasantness and liveliness. Daṇḍī prescribes ten attributes for a good Kāvya. Bhāmaha is of opinion that Vakrokti is no alaṃkāra at all. In a wider sense it is 'atiśayokti' (exaggeration). But Bhāmaha admits it has a place in Kāvya.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Google Books: Croaking Frogs: A Guide to Sanskrit Metrics and Figures of SpeechBhāmaha was one of the earliest writers on peotics. He probably flourished between the close of the seventh century and the bginnings of the eighth. He is believed to have been from Kashmir. His influential Kāvyālaṅkāra (“The Embellishment of Literature”) emphasized embellishments (alaṅkāra) as the essential element of peotry. It is the first work to put forward a definite scheme for India poetics as a distinct discipline. The Kāvyālaṅkāra is also known as the Bhāmahālaṅkāra.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhāmaha (भामह).—Name of the author of अलङ्कारशास्त्र (alaṅkāraśāstra) and प्राकृतमनोरमा (prākṛtamanoramā).
Derivable forms: bhāmahaḥ (भामहः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhāmaha (भामह).—[masculine] [Name] of an author.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumBhāmaha (भामह) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Alaṃkāraśāstra. Oppert. 3731. Quoted by Ānandavardhana in Dhvanyāloka, by Abhinavagupta in Dhvanyālokalocana, by Ruyyaka Oxf. 210^a, by Vidyānātha Burnell. 56^a, by Ha- rinātha Oxf. 206^b, [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa] [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva] According to Indurāja, Udbhaṭa wrote a
—[commentary] to it. Prākṛtamanoramā Prākṛtaprakāśaṭīkā.
Bhāmaha (भामह):—m. Name of the author of the Alaṃkāra-śāstra and of the Prākṛta-manoramā (Comm. on the Prākṛta-prakāśa), [Catalogue(s)]
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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)
Full-text (+49): Alamkarashastra, Udbhata, Prakritamanorama, Yogavibhaga, Prakritaprakasha, Rudrata, Gaudi, Vaidarbhi, Punjaraja, Acarya, Capalatishayokti, Sambandhatishayokti, Prakritacandrika, Atishayokti, Prasadaguna, Sasandeha, Paryayokta, Prativastu, Vakrokti, Paryayokti.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 8.1 - Rājaśekhara’s concepts of the Universe < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Part 3 - Kāvyālaṃkāra of Bhāmaha < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 19 - Rājaśekhara’s Earlier Work’s on Kavi-śikṣā < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
Annadatri-carita (study) (by Sarannya V.)
6. Poetic Beauty (b): Alankaras (Aesthetics) < [Chapter 3 - An Introduction to Annadatri-carita]
Indian Aesthetics and Telugu Poetry Today < [January – March, 2008]
A Literary Causerie < [October – December, 1996]
Art and Morality < [January – March, 1990]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
3: Alaṃkāra-śāstra according to Bhāmaha (7th century) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of alaṃkāra in Sanskrit Poetics]
4: Alaṃkāra-śāstra according to Udbhaṭa (8th century) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of alaṃkāra in Sanskrit Poetics]
1-2: The number of Alaṃkāras (poetic figures) mentioned < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.148 [Bhāvika] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 8.7 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
Text 10.85 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
2. The concept of vakrokti in earlier poeticians < [Chapter 1 - Vakroktijīvita: A Synoptic Survey]
3.3. The concept of figures (alaṅkāras) according to Kuntaka < [Chapter 1 - Vakroktijīvita: A Synoptic Survey]
Origin and development of Sanskrit poetics < [Introduction]