Vigatabhaya: 4 definitions
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Vigatabhaya 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraVigatabhaya (विगतभय) is the name of a son of Yajñasoma, a Brāhman from the country of Mālava whose story is told in the “story of Śridatta and Mṛgāṅkavatī”, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 10. He and his brother Kālanemi ventured to Pāṭaliputra in order to acquire learning from Devaśarman. Vigatabhaya became chief minister of King Śūrasena and by accident, got reunited with Śrīdatta (son of Kālanemi).
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Vigatabhaya, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
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’.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraVigatabhaya (विगतभय) refers to “fearless”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The years of Jupiter (bṛhaspati) take their names from the several Nakṣatras in which he reappears after his conjunction with the Sun; and these names are identical with the names of the lunar months. [...] In the Vaiśākha month of Jupiter, princes with their subjects will be virtuous, fearless [i.e., vigatabhaya] and happy; men will engage in sacrificial rites and there will also be growth of crops”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVigatabhaya (विगतभय):—[=vi-gata-bhaya] [from vi-gata > vi-gam] 2. vi-gata-bhaya m. ‘free from fear’, Name of a Brāhman, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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: Bhaya, Vigata.
Full-text: Vigata, Shridatta, Vishvadatta, Kalanemi, Devasharman, Yajnasoma.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Dūta according to the Manusaṃhitā < [Chapter 2a - Activities of ambassador (Dūta)]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter X < [Book II - Kathāmukha]