Vamshapatraka, Vaṃśapatraka, Vamsha-patraka: 4 definitions
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Vamshapatraka 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.
The Sanskrit term Vaṃśapatraka can be transliterated into English as Vamsapatraka or Vamshapatraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraVaṃśapatraka (वंशपत्रक) or Vaṃśapatrapatita is the name of a meter belonging to the Natkuṭa class described in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 32:—“the metre which has in its feet of seventeen syllables, the first, the fourth, the sixth, the tenth, and the last long, is vaṃśapatrapatita”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaṃśapatraka (वंशपत्रक).—
1) a reed.
2) a white kind of sugar-cane.
-kam yellow orpiment.
Derivable forms: vaṃśapatrakaḥ (वंशपत्रकः).
Vaṃśapatraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vaṃśa and patraka (पत्रक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṃśapatraka (वंशपत्रक).—n.
(-kaṃ) Yellow orpiment. m.
(-kaḥ) A sort of fish, (Cynoglossus lingua, Ham.) E. vaṃśa a bamboo, and patra a leaf, the shape of the fish resembling to that of the leaf of the bamboo.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṃśapatraka (वंशपत्रक):—[vaṃśa-patraka] (kaṃ) 1. n. Yellow orpiment. m. A small fish.
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: Vamsha, Patraka.
Starts with: Vamshapatrakarini.
Full-text: Vamshapatrapatita.
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