Pauravi, Pauravī: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaPauravī (पौरवी):—One of the wifes of Yudhiṣṭhira (one of the sons of Pāṇḍu) She bore a son to him named Devaka. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.30-31)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Pauravī (पौरवी).—Wife of Vasudeva, father of Śrī Kṛṣṇa He had many other wives. (9th Skandha, Bhāgavata).
2) Pauravī (पौरवी).—Wife of Yudhiṣṭhira. Yudhiṣṭhira begot a son named Devaka of Pauravī. (9th Skandha, Bhāgavata).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Pauravī (पौरवी).—A queen of Yudhiṣṭhira, and mother of Devaka.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 30.
1b) One of Vasudeva's wives, and mother of Subhadrā and eleven sons.1 A daughter of Vālmīki and sister of Bāhlika.2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 45 and 47.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 161, 163; Matsya-purāṇa 46. 11; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 160-61; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 15. 18.
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraPauravī (पौरवी) refers to a mūrchanā (modulation) based on the madhyama-grāma, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 24. The fourteen mūrchanās mentioned in this work refer to the regulated rise or fall of sounds through the grāma (musical scale), which represents a scale consisting of a number of tones (svara).
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Gitashastra (science of music)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)Pauravī (पौरवी) refers to one of the Seven mūrcchanās belonging to madhyamagrāma, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The Mūrcchanās represent the “ascending (ārohaṇa) and the descending (avarohaṇa) movement of the seven svaras (i.e., the scale) in successive order”, according to the Saṃgītaratnākara. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa twenty-one types of mūrcchanās [e.g., pauravī] are accepted and those are said to be related to seven svaras and are dependent on each of three grāmas.
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pauravī (पौरवी):—[from paurava] f. Name of the wife of Vasu-deva or of Yudhi-ṣṭhira, [Purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] (in music) Name of a Mūrchanā or a Rāga.
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)
Starts with: Pauraviya.
Full-text: Devaka, Durmada, Bhadravaha, Durgama, Bhadrabahu, Yudhishthira, Murchana, Madira, Bhadravant, Jambavant, Bhuta, Paurava, Keshi, Subhadra, Bhadra, Bahlika, Gada, Rohini.
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Search found 12 books and stories containing Pauravi, Pauravī; (plurals include: Pauravis, Pauravīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 104 - Krishna’s Children < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 14 - Conclusion < [Chapter 8 - Utsṛṣṭikāṅka (critical study)]
Part 13 - Status of Women in the Ūrubhaṅga < [Chapter 8 - Utsṛṣṭikāṅka (critical study)]
Part 9 - Sentiments (rasa) used in a Utsṛṣṭikāṅka < [Chapter 8 - Utsṛṣṭikāṅka (critical study)]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 24 - The History of the Race of Yadu < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Chapter 22 - The Royal Dynasties of Pāñcāla, Magadha and Kuru < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Vṛṣṇi < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Prostitution in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]