Bhattanayaka, Bhaṭṭanāyaka: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Bhaṭṭanāyaka (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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Bhaṭṭanāyaka (भट्टनायक) is the name of an author mentioned in the Bharataśāstra, one of the works ascribed to Kohala (=Kohalācārya-Kavi)—a celebrated authority of the ancient period along with others such as Bharata, Yāṣṭika, Śārdūla, Kāśyapa etc.—Bharataśāstram R 20175/ SR 8893 is a palm leaf manuscript found in the GOML, Chennai. The catalogue gives us the title—bharataśāstram—whereas the cover of the manuscript bears the title nāṭyaśāstram. Some authorities mentioned herein are, e.g., Bhaṭṭanāyaka.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
India history and geography
Bhaṭṭa-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
Bhaṭṭa nāyaka (भट्ट नायक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a writer on Alaṃkāra. Quoted by Abhinavagupta in Dhvanyālokalocana, in Kāvyaprakāśa p. 43, by Ruyyaka Oxf. 210^a, Śp. p. 44, [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]
Bhaṭṭanāyaka (भट्टनायक):—[=bhaṭṭa-nāyaka] [from bhaṭṭa] m. Name of a poet and a rhetorician, [Catalogue(s)]
Bhaṭṭanāyaka (भट्टनायक):—[(bhaṭṭa + nā)] m. Nomen proprium eines Dichters [Oxforder Handschriften 124a,33.] eines Rhetorikers [No. 495. 500.]
Bhaṭṭanāyaka (भट्टनायक):—und bhaṭṭanārāyaṇa m. Nomen proprium verschiedener Gelehrter.
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-mahattara, Rasasutra, Bhavakatva, Bharata.
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Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (Study) (by Padma Sugavanam)
Part 4.2 - Contents of the Bharataśāstra < [Chapter 4 - Works attributed to Kohala]
C < [July – September 1977]
Traditional Values in Art and Literature < [Jul–Sept 1971]
The Concept of Sahrdaya < [January – March, 2008]
Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Chapter 26.2 - The Rasa School of Poetics < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]
Chapter 26.8 - Conclusion < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]
Chapter 26.1 - Poetics (Alankara-Shastra) and Dramaturgy (Natya-Shastra) < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Part 6 - The Nāṭyaśāstra: The Text and its Commentators < [Introduction, part 1]
Alankara Sastra (English study) (by V. Raghavan)
3. The Dashapakshi or ten views on the subject of Lakshana < [Chapter 1 - The history of Lakshana (poetic adornments)]
4. Abhinavagupta’s own view of Laksana < [Chapter 1 - The history of Lakshana (poetic adornments)]
2. Literature on the subject of Laksana < [Chapter 1 - The history of Lakshana (poetic adornments)]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 14 - Kāvyaprakāśa of Mammaṭa < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 11 - Vyaktiviveka of Mahimbhaṭṭa < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 8 - Dhvanyāloka of Ānandavardhana < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]