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Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Viroha (विरोह) is the name of a warrior who fought on Sūryaprabha’s side, but was slain by Siṃhabala, who fought on Śrutaśarman’s side, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 48. Accordingly: “... then a fight took place between those Vidyādhara princes on the one side and Prabhāsa and his comrades on the other, in which there was a great slaughter of soldiers. And in the single combats between the two hosts many warriors were slain on both sides, men, Asuras and Vidyādharas... Pravahana was killed by the two warriors Suroha and Viroha, and those two were slain by Siṃhabala, the dweller in the cemetery.”.

The story of Viroha was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Viroha, 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.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viroha (विरोह).—

1) Growing, shooting forth.

2) Source, origin.

Derivable forms: virohaḥ (विरोहः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viroha (विरोह).—[masculine] haṇa [neuter] sprouting growing; adj. hin.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Viroha (विरोह):—[=vi-roha] [from vi-ruh] m. growing out, shooting forth, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] ‘place of growth’, source, origin, [ib.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Viroha in German

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Viroha (विरोह) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Virodha.

2) Viroha (विरोह) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Virodha.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Roha, Vi.

Starts with: Virohana, Virohaya.

Ends with: Punarviroha.

Full-text: Virohin, Punarviroha, Virodha, Virohana, Harita, Suroha, Pravahana.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Viroha, Vi-roha, Virōha; (plurals include: Virohas, rohas, Virōhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 3.8.11 < [Sukta 8]

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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)

Chapter XLVIII < [Book VIII - Sūryaprabha]

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