Niyantraka, Niyamtraka: 3 definitions

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Niyantraka 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)

[«previous next»] — Niyantraka in Kavya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Niyantraka (नियन्त्रक) is the name of a great warrior (mahāratha) who fought on Śrutaśarman’s side but was slain by Prabhāsa, who participated in the war against Sūryaprabha, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 48. Accordingly: “... then another four Vidyādharas, by the order of Śrutaśarman, assembled in fight against Prabhāsa... The second was Niyantraka, like the fire in brightness, sprung from mars (Bhauma) in the house (kṣetra) of Jambaka”.

The story of Niyantraka was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Niyantraka, 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.

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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’.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Niyantraka in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niyaṃtraka (ನಿಯಂತ್ರಕ):—[noun] a man who controls, regulates others or checks or verifies (accounts, actions,procedures, etc.); a controller.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Niyantraka in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Niyantraka (नियन्त्रक):—adj. 1. → नियन्ता [niyantā ] ; 2. managing; n. controller;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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