Bhadramkara, Bhadraṅkara, Bhadraṃkara, Bhadrankara: 11 definitions

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Bhadramkara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Bhadraṅkara (भद्रङ्कर) is the name of a warrior who fought on Sūryaprabha’s side but was slain by Kālakampana, who participated in the war on Śrutaśarman side, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 47. Accordingly: “... in the same way [after slaying many warriors] he [Kālakampana] killed six other warriors that ran towards him, Tejika, and Geyika, and Vegila, and Śākhila, and Bhadraṅkara and Daṇḍin, great warriors with many followers”.

In chapter 48, Bhadraṅkara is depicted as a great warrior (mahāratha) but was slain by Prabhāsa, who participated in the war against Sūryaprabha. Accordingly: “... then another four Vidyādharas, by the order of Śrutaśarman, assembled in fight against Prabhāsa... The first was named Bhadraṅkara, dark as the blue water-lily, sprung from mercury (Budha) in the house (kṣetra) of Viśvāvasu”.

The story of Bhadraṅkara was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Bhadraṅkara, 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.

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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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India history and geography

Source: Google Books: Introduction to the History of Indian Buddhism

Bhadraṃkara (भद्रंकर) or Bhadrakara is the name of an ancient locality possibly identified with Bahraich.—The present name of Bahraich is identified with an ancient district or city to the north of Awadh and to the east of the river Devha (Dvivāha); perhaps it is none other than Bhadraṃkara or Bhadrakara, of which Bahraich can well be a provincial alteration. Besides, the name Bhadrakara is already well-known in the geographical nomenclature of India; Wilford has extracted it from a list of names of people who belong to the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa. The Bhadrakāras are included in it among the tribes inhabiting Madhyadeśa, or central India (Cf. Asiatic Researches, vol. 8, p. 336, Caclutta ed.).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Bhadraṅkara (भद्रङ्कर).—a S bhadrakāraka a S bhadrakārī a S Making or effecting good; conferring prosperity or weal; auspicious, favorable. Ex. ghē tujē dugdhalōṇī || mhaṇōna kumāra vamī tēca kṣaṇīṃ || bhavānīvarā bhadrakārakā ||.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhadraṃkara (भद्रंकर).—a. One who confers prosperity.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Bhadraṃkara (भद्रंकर).—see Bhadrika (6).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhadraṅkara (भद्रङ्कर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Auspicious, conferring happiness or prosperity. E. bhadra happy and kṛ to make, aff. khaś .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhadraṃkara (भद्रंकर).—i. e. bhadra + m-kara, adj., f. , Propitious.

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

1) Bhadraṃkara (भद्रंकर):—[=bhadra-ṃ-kara] [from bhadra > bhand] mfn. = drakāraka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

3) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) of a country, [Divyāvadāna]

4) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a town in Vidarbha, [Buddhist literature]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhadraṅkara (भद्रङ्कर):—[bhadra-ṅkara] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Auspicious.

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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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