Mankhaka, Maṅkhaka: 5 definitions
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Mankhaka 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: Mankhaka a sanskrit literary geniusMaṅkhaka (मङ्खक) was also known as Maṅkha or Maṅkhuka. His father was Viśvavarta, whose name is mentioned with great reverence in the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita. Maṅkhaka’s brother was Alaṃkāra or Laṅkaka, a poet and a minister. Maṅkhaka’s other two brothers were Śṛṅgāra and Bhṛṅga. Maṅkhaka was the youngest of all. He and his two elder brothers were not only scholarly persons, also they held high positions in the administration of Kashmir. Śṛṅgara held the office of vṛhattantrādhipati. Maṅkhaka’s grandfather was Manmatha. Ruyyaka, the renowned rhetorician was his preceptor.
Besides the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita and the Maṅkhakośa, some other works are also attributed to him viz., the Alaṃkārasarvasva, a commentary on the Alaṃkārasarvasva, the Sāhityamīmāṃsā, Nāṭakamīmāṃsā, Harṣacaritavārtika, Vṛhatī and Vyaktivivekavicāra (-vyākhyāna).
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 CatalogorumMaṅkhaka (मङ्खक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Viśvāvarta, grandson of Manmatha, brother of Śṛṅgāra, Bhṛṅga and Alaṃkāra (between 1135-45): Alaṃkārasarvasva. Maṅkhakośa. Report. Xxii. Śrīkaṇṭhacarita. Verses of his are given in [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]
Maṅkhaka has the following synonyms: Maṅkha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṅkhaka (मङ्खक):—[from maṅkha] m. Name of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
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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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Full-text (+17): Mankhakosha, Yogya, Manmatha, Nirajita, Vishvavarta, Bhringa, Ruyyaka, Shringara, Alamkara, Jayasimha, Nistusha, Shrikanthacarita, Tara, Nistushatva, Garudashila, Rasa, Yamaka, Garudashman, Kapateshvara, Mankha.
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The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 2 - The Maṅkhakośa: authorship and date < [Chapter V - The Maṅkhakośa]
Part 3 - Structure of the Maṅkhakośa contents < [Chapter V - The Maṅkhakośa]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Introduction < [Introduction]