Urjasvi, Ūrjasvī, Ūrjasvi: 4 definitions
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Urjasvi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Ūrjasvī (ऊर्जस्वी).—A son of Bhautya Manu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 115.
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.
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Ūrjasvi (ऊर्जस्वि) refers to one of the various Alaṅkāras (‘figures of speech’) classified as Artha (‘sense’), as employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—In the poem, the poet has deliberately used ‘ūrjasvi-alaṅkāra’. For instance, in verse IX.81 of the Bhīṣmacarita, Satyavatī scolds her father by telling him that it is a matter of great shame that she has been his daughter. Therefore, she prays Lord Brahma, the Creator of Universe, that He never makes her his daughter in any of the birth.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Hindi dictionary
Ūrjasvī (ऊर्जस्वी):—(a) energetic, vigorous, full of vigour and vitality; ~[svita] (a); ~[svitā] (nf) vigorousness, vitality, energy.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Ūrjasvi (ಊರ್ಜಸ್ವಿ):—
1) [noun] an able, powerful, mighty or strong man.
2) [noun] (rhet.) a figure of speech, speaking of anything with contempt.
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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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 5.3 < [Chapter 5 - Second-rate Poetry]
Text 5.8 < [Chapter 5 - Second-rate Poetry]
Text 1.13 < [Chapter 1 - The Purpose of Poetry]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 72 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 291 < [Hindi-Gujarati-English Volume 1]
Page 286 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 1]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
1-2: The number of Alaṃkāras (poetic figures) mentioned < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
3: The classification of poetic figures < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha of Udbhata (by Narayana Daso Banhatti)
Chapter 4 (caturtho vargah) < [Sanskrit text of the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Chapter 4—Fourth Varga < [English notes to the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
4. Subhāṣitāvalī in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 5 - Kuntaka’s Evaluation of some Stray Verses]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Knowledge of Rhetoric (Alaṃkāra) in the Śiśupālavadha < [Introduction]