In Hinduism

Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

Bhārākrāntā (भाराक्रान्ता) refers to one of the 135 metres (chandas) mentioned by Nañjuṇḍa (1794-1868 C.E.) in his Vṛttaratnāvalī. Nañjuṇḍa was a poet of both Kannada and Sanskrit literature flourished in the court of the famous Kṛṣṇarāja Woḍeyar of Mysore. He introduces the names of these metres (e.g., Bhārākrāntā) in 20 verses.

Source: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)

Bhārākrānta (भाराक्रान्त) is the name of a metre similair to Kumuda: both Apabhraṃśa metre classified as Dvipadi (metres with two lines in a stanza) discussed in books such as the Chandonuśāsana, Kavidarpaṇa, Vṛttajātisamuccaya and Svayambhūchandas.—Subhagā has 34 mātrās in each of their two lines, made up by 1 ṣaṇmātra, 2 caturmātras, 1 ṣaṇmātra, 3 caturmātras and 1 dvimātra. Its yati is after the 10th and the 18th mātrās. If on the other hand, the yati of the Kumuda is shifted from the 10th to the 12th mātrā, it gets the name of Bhārākrānta. These two Dvipadis are not mentioned by Svayambhū.

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Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Bharākrānta (भराक्रान्त) refers to the “weight” (of the earth), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.1 (“The dalliance of Śiva”).—Accordingly, after Lord Viṣṇu spoke to Brahmā: “On account of the dalliance of Śiva and Pārvatī, the earth quaked with the weight (bharākrānta) along with Śeṣa (the serpent) and Kacchapa (the tortoise). By the weight of Kacchapa, the cosmic air, the support of everything, was stunned and the three worlds became terrified and agitated. Then the gods along with me sought refuge in Viṣṇu and in our depression intimated to him the news”

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Bharākrānta (भराक्रान्त) refers to a “heavy weight”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “This world totters to the limit of the world of Brahmā with the fear of the beginning of a frown, and mountains immediately fall asunder by force of [the fact that] the earth is overcome by the weight of the heavy feet (bharākrānta—caraṇagurubharākrāntadhātrīvaśena), of those heroes who are all led to death by the king of time in [the space of] some days. Nevertheless, desire is intense only in a living being who is bereft of sense”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhārākrānta (भाराक्रान्त).—a. heavily laden, over-burdened.

Bhārākrānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhāra and ākrānta (आक्रान्त).

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Bhārākrāntā (भाराक्रान्ता).—Name of a metre; भाराक्रान्ता मभनरसना गुरुः श्रुति- रसहयैः (bhārākrāntā mabhanarasanā guruḥ śruti- rasahayaiḥ) Chand. M.

Bhārākrāntā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhāra and ākrāntā (आक्रान्ता).

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

Bhārākrānta (भाराक्रान्त).—mfn.

(-ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) Loaded, laden, bearing a burthen. f.

(-ntā) A species of the Atyshti metre. E. bhāra and ākrānta overcome.

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

Bharākrānta (भराक्रान्त).—[adjective] heavy (lit. oppressed by a load).*

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Bhārākrānta (भाराक्रान्त).—[adjective] heavily laden (cf. bharākrānta).

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

1) Bhārākrānta (भाराक्रान्त):—[from bhāra] mf(ā)n. overloaded (as a ship), [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) Bhārākrāntā (भाराक्रान्ता):—[from bhārākrānta > bhāra] f. Name of a metre, [Chandomañjarī]

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

Bhārākrānta (भाराक्रान्त):—[bhārā+krānta] (ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) a. Loaded.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bharakranta in German

context information

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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Partial matches: Bhara, Kranta, Akranta.

Full-text: Akranta, Mandakranta, Kumuda, Bhara.

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