Subhata, Subhaṭa, Su-bhata: 17 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Kavya
In Jainism
1. General definition
India history
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
4. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

Subhata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

1) Subhaṭa (सुभट) is the name of an ancient emperor of the western border, whose daughter, Candrikāvatī, was captivated by love at the sight of Sūryaprabha, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 44.

2) Subhaṭa (सुभट) is one of the five kings that conspired against king Vikramasiṃha from Pratiṣṭhāna, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 58. Accordingly, “... once on a time, when he was in his city [Pratiṣṭhāna], five or six of his [Vikramasiṃha’s] relations combined together, and going to his palace, surrounded him. Their names were Mahābhaṭa, Virabāhu, Subāhu, Subhaṭa and Pratāpāditya, all powerful kings. The king’s minister was proceeding to try the effect of conciliation on them, but the king set him aside, and went out to fight with them”.

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

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Subhaṭa (सुभट) refers to the “champion”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “That which is evidently cessation of action causing the cycle of rebirth is to be considered as the mental stopping of the influx of karma by those who know about that from the most excellent scripture. Like the hero [com.—subhaṭa—‘the champion’] who is well-clad in armour is not pierced by arrows in the difficulty of battle, the one who has subdued his senses, whose self is restrained, is not pierced by arrows which are made of non-restraint”.

Synonyms: Vīra.

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Subhaṭa (सुभट) refers to a “soldier”, according to the Kathāsaṃgraha (narrating stories from Jain literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—[...] The exact source of Story 3 (Sanskrit anuṣṭubhs with insertion of a few Prakrit verses) has not been traced. [...] King Raṇasūra was so attached to his wife that he neglected religious practice. When a soldier (subhaṭa) came to advise him, Raṇasūra wanted to get him killed. But the man managed to take him forcibly and left him alone in the jungle. A monk explained that this man was a god who wanted to put Raṇasūra on the right path so that he could later succeed him in heaven. Raṇasūra was convinced and became a Śrāvaka. [...]

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume 3, part 1: Saduktikarnamrita

Subhaṭa (सुभट) 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, Subhaṭa) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.

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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

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

subhaṭa (सुभट).—a Well-formed, shapely, symmetrical. 2 Used in poetry in the free sense of Large, grand, fine, magnificent &c. Ex. śivabhajana gaṅgēcā lōṭa || kiṃ vivēkabhāva ratnācā muguṭa || cāturyācā samudra subhaṭa ||. See another ex. under haṃsātmā.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

subhaṭa (सुभट).—a Symmetrical. Large.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Subhaṭa (सुभट).—a great warrior, champion, soldier.

Derivable forms: subhaṭaḥ (सुभटः).

Subhaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and bhaṭa (भट).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Subhaṭa (सुभट).—m.

(-ṭaḥ) A champion, a warrior. E. su, and bhaṭa a warrior.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Subhaṭa (सुभट).—m. a warrior (cf. bhaṭṭa), [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 48.

Subhaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and bhaṭa (भट).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Subhaṭa (सुभट).—[masculine] a (good) soldier.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Subhaṭa (सुभट) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]: Dūtāṅgada chāyānāṭaka.

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

1) Subhaṭa (सुभट):—[=su-bhaṭa] [from su > su-pakva] m. a great warrior, champion, soldier, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] Name of various men, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

3) [v.s. ...] of a poet (author of the drama Dūtāṅgada), [Catalogue(s)]

4) Subhaṭā (सुभटा):—[=su-bhaṭā] [from su-bhaṭa > su > su-pakva] f. Name of a princess, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Subhaṭa (सुभट):—[su-bhaṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. A champion.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Subhaṭa (सुभट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Sujaḍa, Suhaḍa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Subhata in German

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Subhaṭa (ಸುಭಟ):—[noun] a warrior of marked courage, bravery; a valorous soldier.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Subhaṭa (सुभट):—n. a great warrior; a champion;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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