Vishakhadatta, Viśākhadatta, Vishakha-datta: 6 definitions
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Vishakhadatta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Viśākhadatta can be transliterated into English as Visakhadatta or Vishakhadatta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Viśākhadatta (विशाखदत्त).—A Sanskrit playwright. It is believed that his period was between the centuries five and nine A.D. His prominent play is "Mudrā Rākṣasa". He is known by the name Viśākhadeva also. He was the son of King Bhāskaradatta and the grandson of Vaṭeśvaradatta. Of his works, only Mudrārākṣasa has been found till now.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geography
Viśākhadatta (विशाखदत्त) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikarṇāmrita by Śrīdhara Dāsa (son of Vaṭu Dāsa) who was a chief over several districts (called a mahāmaṇḍalika).—The Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, Viśākhadatta) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Viśākhadatta (विशाखदत्त).—[masculine] [Name] of a poet.
Viśākhadatta (विशाखदत्त) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Pṛthu, grandson of Vaṭeśvaradatta: Mudrārākṣasa. Verses from it in [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
Viśākhadatta (विशाखदत्त):—[=vi-śākha-datta] [from vi-śākha > vi] m. Name of the author of the Mudrā-rākṣasa (he was the son of Pṛthu and lived probably in the 9th century), [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 507]
Viśākhadatta (विशाखदत्त):—(viśākhā + datta; vgl. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 3, 63]) m. Nomen proprium des Autors des Dramas Mudrārākṣasa [Oxforder Handschriften 143,a, No. 296.]
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: Vishakha, Datta.
Full-text: Mudrarakshasa, Vateshvaradatta, Prithu, Parvataka, Vishakhadeva, Suganga, Suyamuna, Vishakha, Malava.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
5. About the dramatist (Viśākhadatta) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
3. Guṇa and Rīti applied by Viśākhadatta < [Chapter 5 - Adoption of Style and Language in Mudrārākṣasa]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 16 - Conclusion < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭaka (critical study)]
Part 1 - Viśākhadatta—Author of the drama (Mudrārākṣasa) < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭaka (critical study)]
Part 13 - Status of Women in the Dūtavākya < [Chapter 5 - Vyāyoga (critical study)]
Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) (by C. Sankara Rama Sastri)
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
6. Mudrārākṣasa in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 4 - Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit Plays of other Poets]
11. Rāghavānanda in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 4 - Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit Plays of other Poets]
Conclusion to Chapter 4 < [Chapter 4 - Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit Plays of other Poets]