Vakpatiraja, Vākpatirāja: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikathaVākpatirāja (वाक्पतिराज).—He was the sen of Harṣadeva, otherwise known in Prakrit as Bappaira. He was the author of the Prakrit poem, Gauḍavaho. It is a historical poem, divided into cantos and ithe extent of work is a series of 1209 couplets. He describes the glory of king Yaśovarman and his expedition for conquest.
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of RajasekharaVakpatirāja (वक्पतिराज) is the name of an important person (viz., an Ācārya or Kavi) mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—An eminent poet of Prākṛta language, who known for his Prākṛta Mahākāvya, Gaudavaho.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVākpatirāja (वाक्पतिराज) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Harshadeva, a poet, contemporary of Bhavabhūti, lived under Yaśovarman. Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 144: Gauḍavaha. Saṃskṛt verses of his are given Śp. p. 84. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa] [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVākpatirāja (वाक्पतिराज):—[=vāk-pati-rāja] [from vāk-pati > vāk > vāc] m. Name of a poet, [Rājataraṅgiṇī; Śārṅgadhara-paddhati] etc.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Raja, Vakpati.
Starts with: Vakpatirajadeva.
Full-text: Vakpatirajadeva, Gaudavahakavya, Abhinanda, Rajashri, Dasharupa, Mayuraja, Vishakhadeva, Gopala, Bhavabhuti.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 2 - Life and Date of Rājaśekhara < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 6.1 - Originality and Plagiarism < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Appendix 1 - Ācārya, Kavi and important persons mentioned in the Kāvyamīmāṃsā
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
Introductory Verses < [Chapter 6 - Summary of the Tilakamanjari]
Chapter 4 - Predecessors of Dhanapala
4. Short biography of Sindhuraja < [Chapter 5 - Contemporary Generative Situation]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 1b - The Date of Bhavabhūti < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Mingling of Cultures (T): The Paramāras < [Chapter 4]
Sanskrit Inscriptions (K): The Paramāras < [Chapter 3]
Chart: Religious beliefs of the Kings who ruled in Northern India < [Chapter 4]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 161 < [Volume 3 (1874)]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
4. Gauḍavaho in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 3 - Kuntaka’s estimation of Mahākāvyas of other Poets]
Introduction < [Chapter 3 - Kuntaka’s estimation of Mahākāvyas of other Poets]
3. Harivijaya in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 3 - Kuntaka’s estimation of Mahākāvyas of other Poets]