Sunanayaka, Sūnanāyaka, Suna-nayaka: 2 definitions

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Sunanayaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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)

[«previous next»] — Sunanayaka in Kavya glossary
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Sūnanāyaka (सूननायक) refers to the God of love, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 18.129.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sunanayaka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sūnanāyaka (सूननायक).—the god of love; सून- नायकनिदेशविभ्रमैरप्रतीतचरवेदनोदयम् (sūna- nāyakanideśavibhramairapratītacaravedanodayam) N.18.129.

Derivable forms: sūnanāyakaḥ (सूननायकः).

Sūnanāyaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sūna and nāyaka (नायक). See also (synonyms): sūnaśara.

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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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