Praharshani, Praharṣaṇī: 3 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Praharṣaṇī can be transliterated into English as Praharsani or Praharshani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Praharṣaṇī (प्रहर्षणी) refers to a type of syllabic metre (vṛtta), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 16. In this metre, the first three, the eighth, the tenth and the twelfth and the thirteenth syllables of a foot (pāda) are heavy (guru), while the rest of the syllables are light (laghu).

⎼⎼⎼¦⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼¦¦⎼⎼⎼¦⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼¦¦
⎼⎼⎼¦⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼¦¦⎼⎼⎼¦⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼¦¦

Praharṣaṇī falls in the Atijagatī class of chandas (rhythm-type), which implies that verses constructed with this metre have four pādas (‘foot’ or ‘quarter-verse’) containing thirteen syllables each.

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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).

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[«previous next»] — Praharshani in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Praharṣaṇī (प्रहर्षणी).—

1) Turmeric.

2) Name of a metre; see App. म्नो ज्रौ गस्त्रिदशयतिः प्रहर्षणीयम् (mno jrau gastridaśayatiḥ praharṣaṇīyam) V. Ratna.

See also (synonyms): praharṣiṇī.

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

1) Praharṣaṇī (प्रहर्षणी):—[=pra-harṣaṇī] [from pra-harṣaṇa > pra-harṣa > pra-hṛṣ] f. (cf. ṣiṇī) turmeric, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a kind of metre, [Chandomañjarī]

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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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