In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Sahasrāyudha (सहस्रायुध) is the brother of Vilāsinī: a princess from Tāmraliptī, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 44. Accordingly, as Vajraprabha said to Naravāhanadatta: “... and he [Sūryaprabha] came back to Tāmraliptī and there carried off again another maiden princess, by name Vilāsinī. And when her haughty brother Sahasrāyudha was annoyed at it he paralysed him by his supernatural power. And he also stupefied Sahasrāyudha’s mother’s brother, who came with him, and all his retainers, and made his head shorn of hair, because he wished to carry off his beloved ones”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Sahasrāyudha, 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.

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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’.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Sahasrāyudha (सहस्रायुध) is the son of Lakṣmīvatī and Vajrāyudha (a previous incarnation of Śānti-nātha), according to chapter 5.3 [śāntinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“[...] Anantavīrya’s soul fell from the heaven Acyuta and entered Lakṣmīvatī’s womb like rain from the sky entering the earth. [...] On an auspicious day the parents named him Sahasrāyudha with a festival superior to the birth-festival. He grew up gradually filled with the collection of arts, like the moon with digits, and attained youth. He, Makaradhvaja in beauty of form, married Princess Kanakaśrī, who surpassed Śrī in beauty. A son, Śatabali, like the wind in strength, with all the male lucky marks, was borne by her to him. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Sahasrāyudha (सहस्रायुध):—[from sahasra] mfn. having a th° weapons, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sahasrayudha 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text: Sahasrayudhiy, Sahasrayudhiya, Shatabali, Jayana, Kanakashakti, Kanakashri, Kanakamala, Merumalin, Priyamati, Ghanaratha, Vilasini, Malla, Dridharatha, Megharatha.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Sahasrayudha, Sahasrāyudha; (plurals include: Sahasrayudhas, Sahasrāyudhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 8: Initiation of Vajrāyudha < [Chapter III - Eighth incarnation as Vajrāyudha]

Part 4: Vajrāyudha’s conquest as Cakravartin < [Chapter III - Eighth incarnation as Vajrāyudha]

Part 7: Story of Kanakaśakti < [Chapter III - Eighth incarnation as Vajrāyudha]

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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)

Chapter XLIV < [Book VIII - Sūryaprabha]

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