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Kavya (poetry)

Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara

Sāhasāṅka (साहसाङ्क) is the name of an important person (viz., an Ācārya or Kavi) mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—(or Sasāṅka) The name of Vikramāditya or a poet. However in ancient history there are various kings are found who are known as the same name of Vikramāditya. In the Gāthāsaptaśati we found a śloka for Vikramāditya. However, in the Sūktimuktāvalī he is described as a lover of Sanskrit.

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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’.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sāhasāṅka (साहसाङ्क).—

1) an epithet of king Vikramāditya.

2) of a poet.

3) of a lexicographer.

Derivable forms: sāhasāṅkaḥ (साहसाङ्कः).

Sāhasāṅka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sāhasa and aṅka (अङ्क).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sāhasāṅka (साहसाङ्क).—m.

(-ṅkaḥ) 1. A name of Vikramaditya. 2. Name of a poet. 3. An epithet of a lexicographer. E. sāhasa violence, aṅka a mark.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Sāhasāṅka (साहसाङ्क) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa] Śp. p. 77 (mentioned by Rājaśekhara).
—lexicographer. Quoted by Maheśvara Oxf. 188^a, by Keśava Oxf. 189^b, by Rāyamukuṭa, by Raṅganātha Oxf. 135^b, by Bhānujī Oxf. 183^a.

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

1) Sāhasāṅka (साहसाङ्क):—[from sāhasa] m. ‘marked or characterized by daring’, Name of king Vikramāditya, [Pañcadaṇḍacchattra-prabandha]

2) [v.s. ...] of a poet (mentioned by Rāja-śekhara)

3) [v.s. ...] of a lexicographer, [Catalogue(s)]

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

Sāhasāṅka (साहसाङ्क):—[sāhasā+ṅka] (ṅkaḥ) 1. m. Vikramāditya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sahasanka in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sāhasāṃka (ಸಾಹಸಾಂಕ):—[noun] a man renowned for his marked courage, valour.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Anka, Sahasa.

Starts with: Sahasankacarita.

Full-text: Sahasankiya, Navasahasankacarita, Sahasankacarita, Sahasalanchana, Samhatajanu, Rajashekhara, Vati, Samjna.

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