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Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Vaihāsika (वैहासिक) refers to a “jester”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 19.64. Cf. Anargharāghava 4.4; ibid., Act 6.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vaihāsika (वैहासिक).—

1) A jester, buffoon; भानुस्ताम्यद्वनरुहवनीकेलिवैहासिकोऽयम् (bhānustāmyadvanaruhavanīkelivaihāsiko'yam) N.19.65; A. R.4.4.

2) An actor in general.

Derivable forms: vaihāsikaḥ (वैहासिकः).

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

Vaihāsika (वैहासिक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A comic actor, a buffoon. E. vi, hāsa laughter, aff. ṭhak .

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

Vaihāsika (वैहासिक).—i. e. vihāsa + ika, m. A comic actor.

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

1) Vaihāsika (वैहासिक):—m. ([from] vi-hāsa) a comic actor, buffoon, actor in general, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) a play-fellow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Vaihāsika (वैहासिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A comic actor.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vaihasika 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vaihāsika (ವೈಹಾಸಿಕ):—

1) [noun] a man of hearty, playful good-humour; a fun-loving, jovial man.

2) [noun] a performer who entertains, as in a circus, by antics, jokes, tricks, etc.; jester.

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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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