Yantraputraka, Yantra-putraka: 5 definitions

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Yantraputraka 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)

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Source: academia.edu: Bhoja’s Mechanical Garden

Yantraputraka (यन्त्रपुत्रक) refers to a “speaking doll” or “mechanical doll”, as mentioned in his Śṛṅgāramañjarīkathā (“Stories for Śṛṅgāramañjarī”).—[...] With his description of the fountain house complete, Bhoja suddenly stops and turns to his side to address a peculiar mannequin, commanding it instead to speak. To the amazement of his courtiers, the doll (viz., yantraputraka) actually begins to speak, describing the king and his virtues at length. After completing this praise, the doll stops and the king resumes his narrative, discoursing on the story of Śrṅgāramañjarī and her education.

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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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[«previous next»] — Yantraputraka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yantraputraka (यन्त्रपुत्रक).—a mechanical doll, a puppet furnished with contrivances, such as strings, for moving the limbs.

Derivable forms: yantraputrakaḥ (यन्त्रपुत्रकः).

Yantraputraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yantra and putraka (पुत्रक). See also (synonyms): yantraputrikā.

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

Yantraputraka (यन्त्रपुत्रक):—[=yantra-putraka] [from yantra > yam] m. ([Rājataraṅgiṇī]) a mechanical doll or puppet (fitted with strings or any mechanism for moving the limbs).

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Yantraputraka 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.

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