Pratapamukuta, Pratāpamukuṭa: 7 definitions
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Pratapamukuta 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPratāpamukuṭa (प्रतापमुकुट).—Father of Vajramukuṭa. Vajramukuṭa is the hero in the tale of Vetālakathā described beautifully in Kathāsaritsāgara. (See under Vetāla).
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)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraPratāpamukuṭa (प्रतापमुकुट) was an ancient king of Benares (Vārāṇasī) who once made Aśokadatta his personal attendant after winning a wrestling match, as mentioned in the story of Aśokadatta and Vijayadatta, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 25. Accordingly, “and the king (Pratāpamukuṭa) being gratified, loaded Aśokadatta with jewels, and having seen his might, he made him his own personal attendant. So he became a favourite of the king’s, and in time attained great prosperity, for to one who possesses heroic qualities a king who appreciates merit is a perfect treasure-house”.
Pratāpamukuṭa (प्रतापमुकुट) is also mentioned in the first story of the Vetālapañcaviṃśati in theKathāsaritsāgara, chapter 75. Accordingly, “... in that city [Vārāṇasī] there lived of old time a king named Pratāpamukuṭa, who consumed the families of his enemies with his valour as the fire consumes the forest. He had a son named Vajramukuṭa, who dashed the God of Love’s pride in his beauty, and his enemies’ confidence in their valour”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Pratāpamukuṭa, 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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratāpamukuṭa (प्रतापमुकुट).—m. a proper name, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 5, 20.
Pratāpamukuṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pratāpa and mukuṭa (मुकुट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratāpamukuṭa (प्रतापमुकुट).—[masculine] [Name] of a prince.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratāpamukuṭa (प्रतापमुकुट):—[=pra-tāpa-mukuṭa] [from pra-tāpa > pra-tap] m. Name of a prince, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]
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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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Partial matches: Mukuta, Pratapa.
Full-text: Vajramukuta, Madanalekha.
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