Shubhankara, Śubhaṅkara, Śubhaṃkara, Subhamkara, Shubhamkara, Shubhamkara: 14 definitions
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Shubhankara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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 terms Śubhaṅkara and Śubhaṃkara can be transliterated into English as Subhankara or Shubhankara or Subhamkara or Shubhamkara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Śubhaṅkara (शुभङ्कर) is one of the ministers of Sūryaprabha, son of king Candraprabha, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 44. Accordingly, as Vajraprabha said to Naravāhanadatta: “... And all his ministers flew up after him, with their weapons in their hands, Prahasta, and Prabhāsa, and Bhāsa, and Siddhārtha, and Prajñāḍhya, and Sarvadamana, and Vītabhīti and Śubhaṅkara”.
In chapter 47, Śubhaṅkara’s companion’s strength is considered equal to a great warrior (mahāratha), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in Sunītha’s army: “... the companions of [Śubhaṅkara, and others] are great warriors”.
The story of Śubhaṅkara was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Śubhaṅkara, 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’.
India history and geography
Subhaṅkara (सुभङ्कर) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikarṇāmrita by Śrīdhara Dāsa (son of Vaṭu Dāsa) who was a chief over several districts (called a mahāmaṇḍalika).—The Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, Subhaṅkara) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
śubhaṅkara (शुभंकर).—a S Auspicious, propitious, favorable, conferring or promoting happiness or good fortune.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Śubhaṃkara (शुभंकर).—a.
1) Auspicious.
2) Promoting happiness.
-rī Name of Durgā.
Śubhaṃkara (शुभंकर).—name of an upāsaka: Sādhanamālā 42.9.
Śubhaṅkara (शुभङ्कर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Propitious, auspicious, conferring happiness or fortune. f. (-rī) Parvati. E. śubha happiness, kṛ to make, khac aff.
Śubhaṃkara (शुभंकर).—[adjective] causing welfare.
1) Śubhaṃkara (शुभंकर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Pragalbha Ācārya.
2) Śubhaṃkara (शुभंकर):—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
3) Śubhaṃkara (शुभंकर):—Tithinirṇaya.
4) Śubhaṃkara (शुभंकर):—son of Śrīdhara: Saṃgītadāmodara.
5) Śubhaṃkara (शुभंकर):—Hastamuktāvalī.
6) Śubhaṃkara (शुभंकर):—son of Narapati, of the Lāḍhīvaṃśa: Śrīdarpaṇa, a C. on the Khaṇḍanakhaṇḍakhādya.
1) Śubhaṃkara (शुभंकर):—[=śubha-ṃ-kara] [from śubha > śubh] a mfn. = śubha-k, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an Asura, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
3) [v.s. ...] of a poet and various other writers, [Catalogue(s)]
4) [=śubhaṃ-kara] [from śubhaṃ > śubh] b etc. See under śubha, p.1083, [column] 2.
Śubhaṅkara (शुभङ्कर):—[śubha-ṅkara] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Propitious. f. (ī) Pārvatī.
Śubhaṃkara (शुभंकर):—
1) adj. = śubhakara [BHŪRIPRAYOGA im Śabdakalpadruma] sarva Śiva [Mahābhārata 13, 1159.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium a) eines Asura [Kathāsaritsāgara 44, 144. 45, 378. 47, 24.] — b) eines Autors; s. u. guñja
2) c) und u. pūraṇa
4) b). —
3) f. ī ein Name der Pārvatī [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]
Śubhaṃkara (शुभंकर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Subhaṃkara.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Subhaṃkara (सुभंकर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śubhaṃkara.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Śubhaṃkara (ಶುಭಂಕರ):—[adjective] = ಶುಭಕರ - [shubhakara -] 1
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Śubhaṃkara (ಶುಭಂಕರ):—[noun] = ಶುಭಕರ - [shubhakara -] 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Subham, Kara.
Starts with (+0): Shubhamkaragattige, Shubhamkarakattige.
Full-text (+1): Shubhamkaragattige, Shubhamkarakattige, Sarvashubhamkara, Shubhamkari, Shubhakara, Samgitadamodara, Pragalbha acarya, Kumaralabha, Hastamuktavali, Uluka, Kshemakara, Pragalbha, Ambika, Vitabhiti, Shridhara, Khandana-khanda-khadya, Prajnadhya, Sarvadamana, Gunja, Dhanya.
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