Durgapishaca, Durgapiśāca: 4 definitions
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Durgapishaca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Durgapiśāca can be transliterated into English as Durgapisaca or Durgapishaca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Durgapishacha.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraDurgapiśāca (दुर्गपिशाच) is the name of an ancient king of the Mātaṅgas, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 71. Accordingly, as Māyābaṭu said to Mṛgāṅkadatta: “... then I will be your ally in this undertaking which you have in view, as you were directed by the god, and with me will come my friend Durgapiśāca, the King of Mātaṅgas. So do me the favour, my lord, of coming to my palace, since I am your slave”.
Durgapiśāca is also mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 102. Accordingly, “... not far from that hermitage [of Agastya], on a tableland of the Vindhya, is a stronghold tangled and inaccessible, named Karabhagrīva. In it dwells that mighty Durgapiśāca of terrible valour, chief of the Mātaṅgas, whom kings cannot conquer. And he commands a hundred thousand bowmen of that tribe, every one of whom is followed by five hundred warriors. With the aid of those brigands he robs caravans, destroys his enemies, and enjoys this great forest, caring nought for this or that king”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Durgapiśāca, 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.
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’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurgapiśāca (दुर्गपिशाच):—[=durga-piśāca] [from durga > dur] m. Name of a Mātaṅga, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Pishaca, Durga.
Full-text: Karabhagriva.
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