Samudrasena: 6 definitions
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Samudrasena 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSamudrasena (समुद्रसेन).—A Kṣatriya king. He was a wise man, well-versed in Economics. He was the rebirth of Kāleya, an asura. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 67, Verse 54). Bhīmasena defeated this Samudrasena, during his regional conquest of the east. Samudrasena was killed by the Pāṇḍavas in the Bhārata battle. (Mahābhārata Sabhā Parva, Chapter 30; Karṇa Parva, Chapter 67).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSamudrasena (समुद्रसेन).—A Kinnara gaṇa; horsefaced.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 32.
Samudrasena (समुद्रसेन) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.61.52) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Samudrasena) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraSamudrasena (समुद्रसेन) is the name of a merchant from Mahadha mentioned in the “story of Kīrtisenā and her cruel mother-in-law”, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 29. Accordingly, “the next day she [Kīrtisenā] struck up a friendship with a merchant named Samudrasena, who wished to go to Valabhī. And, wearing the splendid dress of a prince, she set out for Valabhī with the merchant and his servants in order to catch up her husband, who had set out beforehand”.
The story of Samudrasena and Kīrtisenā was narrated to Kaliṅgasenā by Somaprabhā in order to demonstrate that “chaste women, enduring the dispensation of hostile fate, but preserving in misfortune the treasure of their virtue, and protected by the great power of their goodness, procure good fortune for their husbands and themselves”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Samudrasena, 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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Samudrasena (समुद्रसेन):—[=sam-udra-sena] [from sam-udra > sam-ud] m. Name of a king, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] of a merchant, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Sena, Samudra, Cena.
Full-text: Candrasena, Vanga, Citrasena.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Samudrasena, Samudra-sena; (plurals include: Samudrasenas, senas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XXIX < [Book VI - Madanamañcukā]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 2 - The genealogy of Mahāsammata < [Book 1 - The beginning of the story of the Doctrine]