Dutavakya, Dūtavākya: 3 definitions
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Dutavakya 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: DasarupakaDūtavākya (दूतवाक्य) is a one-act play authored by Bhāsa (4th century B.C).—Dūtavākya is an excellent instance of Vyāyoga as it has a well-known plot and real characters. Only six characters appear on the stage, they are: Sūtradhāra, Kāñcukīya, Duryodhana, Vāsudeva, Sudarśana and Dhṛtarāṣṭra. The other characters are just referred to in the way of monologue. The characters like Duryodhana and Vāsudeva are the principle ones and other characters like Sudarśana, Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Kāñcukīya are subordinate.
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: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumDūtavākya (दूतवाक्य) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—kāvya, by Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa. Oppert. 2618.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDūtavākya (दूतवाक्य):—[=dūta-vākya] [from dūta] n. Name of [work]
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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Starts with: Dutavakyaprabandha.
Full-text: Dutavakyaprabandha, Dutalakshana, Kekara, Apadhvams, Anujivya, Jambhaka, Samdoha, Mish, Skandhavara, Kship, Narayana bhatta, Kaksha.
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Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 14 - Other features of the Dūtavākya < [Chapter 5 - Vyāyoga (critical study)]
Part 15 - Conclusion < [Chapter 5 - Vyāyoga (critical study)]
Part 7 - Characters in the Dūtavākya < [Chapter 5 - Vyāyoga (critical study)]
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 6 - References to Hospitality in Bhāsa’s plays < [Chapter 4 - Atithi-saparyā in Classical Sanskrit Literature]
Bhasa (critical and historical study) (by A. D. Pusalker)
Chapter 7.1 - Study of the Bhasa’s Dutavakya
Chapter 17 - Architecture, Sculpture and Art (gleaned from Bhasa’s plays)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Bhasa’s Mahabharata Plays < [April 1951]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati in contemporary Sanskrit theatre < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]