Padmashekhara, Padmaśekhara: 5 definitions
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Padmashekhara 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.
The Sanskrit term Padmaśekhara can be transliterated into English as Padmasekhara or Padmashekhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Padmaśekhara (पद्मशेखर).—A Gandharva King. Padmāvatī of whom many stories are told in Kathāsaritsāgara was the daughter of Padmaśekhara. Padmāvatīlambaka of the said book is entirely devoted to stories about Padmāvatī.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Padmaśekhara (पद्मशेखर) is the name of an ancient Gandharva king, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 115. Accordingly, “... Indra, the ruler of the gods’ world, heard of his coming, and kept guard in heaven, and when he drew near marched out to meet him, eager for battle, accompanied by his friend Candraketu, the king of the Vidyādharas, and by the supreme lord of the Gandharvas, named Padmaśekhara”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Padmaśekhara, 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.
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
Padmaśekhara (पद्मशेखर):—[=padma-śekhara] [from padma] m. Name of a king of the Gandharvas, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Padmaśekhara (पद्मशेखर):—m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten der Gandharva [Kathāsaritsāgara 115, 25.]
Padmaśekhara (पद्मशेखर):—m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten der Gandharva.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sekhara, Padma.
Full-text: Kuvalayavali, Candraketu, Manoharika, Devaprabha, Padmavati.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CXV < [Book XVII - Padmāvatī]
Chapter CXVI < [Book XVII - Padmāvatī]
Chapter CXVII < [Book XVII - Padmāvatī]
Kathasaritsagara (cultural study) (by S. W. Chitale)