Samarabala, Samarabāla: 3 definitions
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Samarabala 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
Kavya (poetry)
Samarabāla (समरबाल) is the name of an ancient king according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 54. Accordingly, “... there is a city named Hastināpura, and in it there lived a king named Camarabāla, who possessed treasure, a fort and an army. And he had as neighbours to his territory several kings of the same family as himself, the chief of whom was Samarabāla”.
The story of Samarabāla was narrated to Naravāhanadatta by Gomukha in order to demonstrate that “a brave man, though unsupported, conquers in the front of battle even many enemies coming against him in fight, distracted with hate, and not considering the resources of themselves and their foe, and by his surpassing bravery puts a stop to the fever of their conceit and pride”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Samarabāla, 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
Samarabala (समरबल):—[=sam-ara-bala] [from sam-ara > sam-ṛ] m. ‘battle-force’, Name of warrior, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Samarabala (समरबल):—m. desgl. [Kathāsaritsāgara 54, 146.]
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)
Partial matches: Ba-la, Samara, Bala.
Full-text: Arthavarman, Icchabharana, Samarajita, Pratapacandra, Yashovarman, Camarabala, Samarashura, Yasholekha, Bhogavarman, Bahusuvarnaka, Pratapasena.
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Kathasaritsagara (cultural study) (by S. W. Chitale)
Description of Warfare < [Chapter 2 - Political conditions]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LIV < [Book IX - Alaṅkāravatī]