Subhata, Subhaṭa, Su-bhata: 5 definitions
Introduction
Subhata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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: Kathāsaritsāgara1) 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.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysubhaṭa (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-Englishsubhaṭa (सुभट).—a Symmetrical. Large.
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-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySubhaṭa (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 DictionarySubhaṭa (सुभट).—m.
(-ṭaḥ) A champion, a warrior. E. su, and bhaṭa a warrior.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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: Bhata.
Starts with: Shubhatara, Shubhatati, Shubhatatikrit, Subhatavarman.
Full-text: Hamsatma, Kimbhava, Nijalota, Candrikavati, Pratapaditya, Mahabhata, Subahu, Virabahu.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
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