Shabdalamkara, Śabdālaṃkāra, Shabda-alamkara: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śabdālaṃkāra can be transliterated into English as Sabdalamkara or Shabdalamkara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shabdalankar.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚabdālaṃkāra (शब्दालंकार).—a figure of speech depending for its charmingness on sound or words and disappearing as soon as the words which constitute the figure are replaced by others of the same meaning (opp. arthālaṃkāra); e. g.; see K. P. 9.
Derivable forms: śabdālaṃkāraḥ (शब्दालंकारः).
Śabdālaṃkāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śabda and alaṃkāra (अलंकार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚabdālaṃkāra (शब्दालंकार):—[from śabda > śabd] m. embellishment of the sound (of a sentence by rhyme. alliteration etc., as opp. to arthāl q.v.), a figure of speech depending for its pleasingness on sound or words (such as the yamaka and anuprāsa, qq.vv.)
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚabdālaṃkāra (शब्दालंकार) [Also spelled shabdalankar]:—(nm) a word-based figure of speech.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shabda, Alamkara.
Starts with: Shabdalamkaramanjari, Shabdalamkaravicara, Shabdalankara.
Ends with: Shabdalankara.
Full-text (+3): Arthalamkara, Shabdalankara, Anuprasa, Shabdalamkaramanjari, Shabdalamkaravicara, Pathiti, Ubhayalankara, Shabdalankar, Prashnottara, Alamkara, Gudha, Kavyavilasa, Prekshya, Sphutanuprasa, Vrittyanuprasa, Latanuprasa, Chekanuprasa, Citra, Yamaka, Punaruktapratikasha.
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Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 2.3 - Alaṃkāra Used in the Mālatīmādhava < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 2.3a - Śabdālaṃkāra (Figure of Word) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 2.1 - Definition of Alaṃkāra (figures of speech) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
19-20: Alaṃkāra-śāstra according to Vāgbhaṭa (12th and 14th Century) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of alaṃkāra in Sanskrit Poetics]
13: Alaṃkāra-śāstra according to Bhoja (11th century) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of alaṃkāra in Sanskrit Poetics]
1-2: The number of Alaṃkāras (poetic figures) mentioned < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Knowledge of Rhetoric (Alaṃkāra) in the Śiśupālavadha < [Introduction]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 5 - Alaṃkāra or the figures of speech < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 5a - Alaṃkāra (1): Anuprāsa or alliteration < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 7 - Works of Maṅkhaka < [Chapter I - Introduction]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2 - Application of Alaṃkāra (figure of speech) in the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 2 - Literary aspect of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
2. Classification and number of Alaṃkāras < [Chapter 3 - Use of Alaṃkāras in Mudrārākṣasa]
3.1. Use of Anuprāsa-alaṃkāra < [Chapter 3 - Use of Alaṃkāras in Mudrārākṣasa]
3.29. Use of Vyājokti-alaṃkāra < [Chapter 3 - Use of Alaṃkāras in Mudrārākṣasa]