Vikrantashudraka, Vikrāntaśūdraka: 2 definitions
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Vikrantashudraka 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 Vikrāntaśūdraka can be transliterated into English as Vikrantasudraka or Vikrantashudraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Vikrāntaśūdraka (विक्रान्तशूद्रक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—nāṭaka. Quoted in Sarasvatīkaṇṭhābharaṇa.
Vikrāntaśūdraka (विक्रान्तशूद्रक):—[=vi-krānta-śūdraka] [from vi-krānta > vi-kram] m. Name of a drama, [Sarasvatī-kaṇṭhābharaṇa, by Bhoja]
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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