Samkharaya, Saṃkharāya, Saṅkharāya, Sankharaya: 1 definition
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Kavya (poetry)
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)Saṃkharāya (संखराय) is the name of an ascetic, as mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Accordingly, “Wanting to play a trick on the ascetic Saṃkharāya, the Brahmin Somadeva sends him on a theoretically impracticable road, telling himself that he must perish from the heat. But the power of Saṃkharāya's asceticism makes the road fresh. Seized with remorse at this spectacle, the Brahmin confesses his fault and asks how he can expiate it. The ascetic enjoins him to become a monk”.
Cf. Uttarādhyayanacūrṇi 201.9-202.5; Uttarādhyayananiryuktittkā a.5-b.4; Uttarādhyayana b-a. 10.
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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Full-text: Somadeva, Harikesha, Bala, Harikeshabala.
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