Rasotsava, Rāsōtsava, Rāsotsava, Rasa-utsava: 2 definitions
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Rasotsava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrāsōtsava (रासोत्सव).—m (S) The festival of singing and dancing of Krishn̤a and the cowherdesses. See rāsa m.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRāsotsava (रासोत्सव).—a sportive dance, the circular dance of Kṛṣṇa and the cowherdesses of Vrindāvana; रासोत्सवः संप्रवृत्तो गोपीमण्डलमण्डितः (rāsotsavaḥ saṃpravṛtto gopīmaṇḍalamaṇḍitaḥ) Bhāgavata 1. 33.3.
Derivable forms: rāsotsavaḥ (रासोत्सवः).
Rāsotsava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rāsa and utsava (उत्सव). See also (synonyms): rāsakrīḍā, rāsamaṇḍala.
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: Rasa, Utsava, Raca.
Full-text: Hanumatsamhita, Rasakrida, Rasamandala, Rasa.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Chapter 18 - In the Course of Describing the Glories of Siddhāśrama, a Description of the Rāsa-dance Festival < [Canto 6 - Dvārakā-khaṇḍa]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.100 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]