Supratika, Supratīka, Su-pratika: 15 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Supratika in Purana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Supratīka (सुप्रतीक):—Son of Pratīkāśva (son of Bhānumān). He will be born in the future and become a king. He will have a son called Marudeva. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.12.11-12)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Supratīka (सुप्रतीक).—A King in ancient India. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 1, Verse 235).

2) Supratīka (सुप्रतीक).—A maharṣi whom his brother Vibhāvasu cursed and turned into an elephant. (For details see under Garuḍa, Section 5).

3) Supratīka (सुप्रतीक).—A diggaja (One of the eight elephants, that support the earth). In the dynasty of Supratīka were born the elephants Airāvata, Vāmana, Kumuda and Añjana. (Udyoga Parva, Chapter 99).

4) Supratīka (सुप्रतीक).—Name of Bhagadatta’s elephant. This elephant which did so many heroic deeds in the great war was killed by Arjuna. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 29, Verse 43).

5) Supratīka (सुप्रतीक).—A Yakṣa. (See under Guṇāḍhya).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Supratīka (सुप्रतीक).—A son of Pratikāśva (Pratitāśva, Viṣṇu-purāṇa) and father of Marudeva.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 12. 12; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 22. 4.

1b) The name of the elephant which Bhagadatta got from Kṛṣṇa.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 59. 37; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 328.

1c) The city of, between the Ganges and Vindhyas;1 a son of Pravīra, ruled for 30 years.2

  • 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 357.
  • 2) Ib. III. 74. 186.

1d) A Vāhlika King; 30 years.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 373.

1e) The beautiful elephant born of sāmna the pleasant, appearance from Vairūpya;1 three sons, Prahārī, Sampāti and Pṛthu by Citti.2

  • 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 328, 335-341.
  • 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 225.

1f) A son of Bhadra.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 213.
Source: Archaeological Survey of India: Śaiva monuments at Paṭṭadakal (mahābhārata)

Supratīka (सुप्रतीक).—There is a story of “Two brothers” in the Ādiparva of the Mahābhārata. The two brothers, Vibhāvasu and Supratīka are fighting for sharing their father’s property. Their dispute is going on births after births.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: ISKCON Press: Glossary

Supratīka (सुप्रतीक).—The name of King Bhagadatta’s elephant that was very formidable during the battle of Kurukṣetra. He was killed by Arjuna.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Kavya (poetry)

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

1) Supratīka (सुप्रतीक) is the name of a yakṣa, who was cursed by Kubera and became a piśāca named Kāṇabhūti, residing in the Vindhya forest, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara. When Pārvatī cursed Puṣpadanta, for overhearing the story of the seven Vidyādharas, together with Mālyavān, she mentioned Kāṇabhūti would be released from his curse, when Mālyavān would hear the tale from him.

Pārvatī uttered the curse as follows:

“A Yakṣa named Supratīka, who has been made a Piśāca by the curse of Kuvera, is residing in the Vindhya forest under the name of Kāṇabhūti. When thou shalt see him, and calling to mind thy origin, tell him this tale; then, Puṣpadanta, thou shalt be released from this curse. And when Mālyavān shall hear this tale from Kāṇabhūti, then Kāṇabhūti shall be released, and thou, Mālyavān, when thou hast published it abroad, shalt be free also.”

Dīrghajaṅgha, the brother of Supratīka, asked Kubera when the curse would end. Kubera answered as follows:

“After thy brother has heard the great tale from Puṣpadanta, who has been born into this world in consequence of a curse, and after he has in turn told it to Mālyavān, who owing to a curse has become a human being, he together with those two Gaṇas shall be released from the effects of the curse.”

2) Supratīka (सुप्रतीक) is the name of the commander-in-chief of King Śatānīka, the King from the Pāṇḍava family, who was the son of Janamejaya, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 9. He had a son born to him named Rumaṇvat.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Supratīka, 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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General definition (in Hinduism)

[«previous next»] — Supratika in Hinduism glossary
Source: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Supratika (सुप्रतिक): Name of King Bhagadatta's elephant.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Supratīka (सुप्रतीक).—a.

1) having a beautiful shape, lovely, handsome; भगवान् भागवतवात्सल्यतया सुप्रतीकः (bhagavān bhāgavatavātsalyatayā supratīkaḥ) Bhāgavata 5.3.2.

2) having a beautiful trunk. (-kaḥ) 1 an epithet of Kāmadeva.

2) of Śiva.

3) of the elephant of the north-east quarter.

4) An honest man; स्तेयोपायैर्विरचितकृतिः सुप्रतीको यथास्ते (steyopāyairviracitakṛtiḥ supratīko yathāste) Bhāgavata 1.8.31.

Supratīka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and pratīka (प्रतीक).

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

Supratīka (सुप्रतीक).—

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Well-made, handsome. 2. Having a beautiful trunk. m.

(-kaḥ) 1. The elephant of the north-east quarter. 2. Kamadeva. 3. Siva. E. su handsome, pratīka form.

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

Supratīka (सुप्रतीक).—I. adj., f. . 1. handsome-faced, Chr. 294, 6 = [Rigveda.] i. 92, 6. 2. handsome. Ii. m. 1. Śiva. 2. Kāma. 3. the elephant of the south-east(?) quarter.

Supratīka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and pratīka (प्रतीक).

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

Supratīka (सुप्रतीक).—[adjective] good-looking, beautiful.

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

1) Supratīka (सुप्रतीक):—[=su-pratīka] [from su > su-pakva] mf(ā)n. having a beautiful shape or form, handsome, lovely, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] having a beautiful face, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

3) [v.s. ...] having a beaut° trunk, strong as an elephant’s tr°, [ib.]

4) [v.s. ...] honest, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa]

6) [v.s. ...] of Kāma-deva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] of a Yakṣa, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

8) [v.s. ...] of various men, [Mahābhārata; Purāṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]

9) [v.s. ...] m. of a mythical elephant (kānvaya mfn., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]), [Mahābhārata; Raghuvaṃśa; Vāsavadattā]

10) [v.s. ...] an elephant, [Parāśara-smṛti]

11) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a pool, [Kāśī khaṇḍa, from the skanda-purāṇa]

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

Supratīka (सुप्रतीक):—[su-pratīka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Elephant of the north-east quarter; Kāma; Shiva. a. Handsome.

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Supratika in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Supratika in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Supratīka (ಸುಪ್ರತೀಕ):—

1) [noun] a good, beautiful form.

2) [noun] a handsome man.

3) [noun] (myth.) one of the eight celestial elephants that guard the eight quarters of the earth; the regent-elephant of south-west direction.

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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.

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