Hasyakara, Hāsyakāra, Hasya-kara: 5 definitions

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Hasyakara 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Hasyakara in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Hāsyakara (हास्यकर) refers to “making jokes”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.52 (“The bridegroom’s party is fed and Śiva retires to bed”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Then the mountain invited all the gods and others along with the lord for taking food, through his sons and others. [...] The sages and Brahmins, Bhṛgu and other sages sat in separate rows and took their food with pleasure. The Gaṇas of Caṇḍī took their meals and then cracked jokes (hāsyakara) and talked merrily. [...]”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Hasyakara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hāsyakāra (हास्यकार).—= हासकः (hāsakaḥ) q. v.; तथोपविष्टं राजानमुपासन्ते विचक्षणाः । कथानां बहुरूपाणां हास्यकाराः समन्ततः (tathopaviṣṭaṃ rājānamupāsante vicakṣaṇāḥ | kathānāṃ bahurūpāṇāṃ hāsyakārāḥ samantataḥ) || Rām.7.43.1.

Derivable forms: hāsyakāraḥ (हास्यकारः).

Hāsyakāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hāsya and kāra (कार).

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

Hāsyakara (हास्यकर).—hāsyakāra kṛt [adjective] causing laughter or mirth.

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

1) Hāsyakara (हास्यकर):—[=hāsya-kara] [from hāsya > has] ([Sāhitya-darpaṇa]) mfn. provoking laughter, causing to laugh.

2) Hāsyakāra (हास्यकार):—[=hāsya-kāra] [from hāsya > has] ([Rāmāyaṇa]) mfn. provoking laughter, causing to laugh.

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Hasyakara in German

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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.

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