Shrisena, Śrīsena, Shrishena: 5 definitions

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Shrisena means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Śrīsena can be transliterated into English as Srisena or Shrisena, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«previous next»] — Shrisena in Kavya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Śrīsena (श्रीसेन) is the name of an ancient king from Mālava, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 73. Accordingly, “... there [Mālava] is a magnificent prince there of the name of Śrīsena. And since he was much afflicted in his youth by miseries arising from gambling, he has made a large and glorious asylum for gamblers. There gamblers live, and are fed with whatever food they desire. So go there, darling, and you shall be prosperous”.

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

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Śrīṣeṇa (श्रीषेण) is the name of an ancient king of Ratnapura and a previous incarnation of Śānti-nātha, according to chapter 5.1 [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:—“In this city (i.e., Ratnapura) there was a king, named Śrīṣeṇa, lotus-eyed, like a blooming lotus for the dwelling of the goddess Śrī. Continually, he showed great respect for dharma like an elder brother; and he guarded wealth and love uninjured like younger brothers. [...] His wife, named Abhinanditā, was irreproachable in conduct, delighting the heart by her speech, moonlight to the lotus of the eye. [...] The king had also a second wife, named Śikhinanditā, delighting the peacock of the heart like a bank of clouds. [...]”.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Śrīṣeṇa (श्रीषेण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Romakasiddhānta. Quoted by Brahmagupta W. 1733, by Lakṣmīdāsa Cambr. 54.

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

1) Śrīṣeṇa (श्रीषेण):—[=śrī-ṣeṇa] [from śrī] m. (or -sena) Name of a king, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] of the author of the Romaka-siddhānta (quoted by Brahma-gupta)

3) Śrīṣeṇā (श्रीषेणा):—[=śrī-ṣeṇā] [from śrī-ṣeṇa > śrī] f. Name of a woman, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]

4) Śrīsena (श्रीसेन):—[=śrī-sena] [from śrī] See -ṣeṇa.

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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.

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