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Kavya (poetry)

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Prāghūrṇaka (प्राघूर्णक) in Sanskrit refers to a “host”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(ST p. 168; CDIAL 8973).

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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’.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Prāghūrṇaka.—(LP), a present or gift. Note: prāghūrṇaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prāghūrṇaka (प्राघूर्णक).—A guest, visitor; चिरापराधस्मृतिमांसलोऽपि रोषः क्षणप्राघुणिको बभूव (cirāparādhasmṛtimāṃsalo'pi roṣaḥ kṣaṇaprāghuṇiko babhūva) Bv.2.66; श्रवणप्राघुणिकीकृता जनैः (śravaṇaprāghuṇikīkṛtā janaiḥ) (kathā) N.2.56; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 3.119.

Derivable forms: prāghūrṇakaḥ (प्राघूर्णकः).

See also (synonyms): prāghuṇa, prāghuṇaka, prāghuṇika, prāghūrṇa, prāghūrṇika.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prāghūrṇaka (प्राघूर्णक).— ([Pañcatantra] 117, 10), and prāghūrṇika prāghūrṇika (ŚKd.), i. e. pra-ghūrṇ + a + ka or ika (cf. prāghuṇa), m. A guest.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prāghūrṇaka (प्राघूर्णक).—[masculine] the same.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prāghūrṇaka (प्राघूर्णक):—[from prāghūrṇa > prāghuṇa] m. idem ([varia lectio])

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text: Praghurna, Praghuna, Praghunika, Praghunaka, Praghurnika.

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