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)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationHāsyakara (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. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHāsyakāra (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 DictionaryHāsyakara (हास्यकर).—hāsyakāra kṛt [adjective] causing laughter or mirth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Hasyakaraka.
Ends with: Bhashyakara, Kandalibhashyakara, Mahabhashyakara, Nyayabhashyakara, Vedabhashyakara.
Full-text: Vidushaka.
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