Vesakara, Veshakara, Veṣakāra, Vesa-kara: 5 definitions
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Vesakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Veṣakāra can be transliterated into English as Vesakara or Veshakara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraVeṣakāra (वेषकार) refers a member of a theatrical party, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 35. Accordingly, “he who looks after dressing is called veṣakāra”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvēsakara (वेसकर).—or -karī m The person appointed to keep the gate of a village. He is usually a Mahar.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvēsakara (वेसकर) [-rī, -री].—m The person appointed to keep the gate of a village.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVeṣakāra (वेषकार):—[=veṣa-kāra] [from veṣa] m. (used to explain veṣṭana), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, 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.
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Ends with: Gamvavesakara, Khalevesakara.
Full-text: Esakara, Payatandula, Veshtana, Balutedara.
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