Bhattanayaka, Bhaṭṭanāyaka: 5 definitions
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Bhattanayaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBhaṭṭanāyaka (भट्टनायक).—A literary critic who flourished in the 10th century A.D. in India. He composed a critical study on the science of dance (Nāṭya) named Hṛdayadarpaṇa based on the Nāṭya śāstra of Bharata. But, the book has not been found out, yet. Contesting the dhvanivāda (the rhetorical theory that in poetry suggested or implied meaning is superior to the explicit meanning) of Ānandavardhanācārya, he established the rasavāda (that sentiment is supreme in poetry). Abhinavagupta also has supported the rasavāda. Hence, it may be inferred that Bhaṭṭanāyaka lived in the period after Ānandavardhana and anterior to Abhinavagupta. Bhaṭṭanāyaka’s theory is that Abhidhā, Bhāvakatvaṃ and Bhojakatvaṃ should be the three excellences of good poetry.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryBhaṭṭa-nāyaka.—(EI 9), see Bhaṭṭa and Nāyaka (chief of a district) as well as Bhaṭṭa-mahattara. Cf. also Paṭṭa-nāyaka of medieval Orissan epigraphs. Note: bhaṭṭa-nāyaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaṭṭanāyaka (भट्टनायक):—[=bhaṭṭa-nāyaka] [from bhaṭṭa] m. Name of a poet and a rhetorician, [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)
Partial matches: Nayaka, Bhatta.
Full-text: Bhojakatva, Bhatta nayaka, Bhatta-mahattara, Rasasutra, Bhavakatva, Bharata.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
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Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
15: Alaṃkāra-śāstra according to Ruyyaka (12th century) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of alaṃkāra in Sanskrit Poetics]
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Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Part 6 - The Nāṭyaśāstra: The Text and its Commentators < [Introduction, part 1]
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Introduction to the Nāṭyaśāstra < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭya]
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