Manoharika, Manohārikā: 4 definitions
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Manoharika 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: KathāsaritsāgaraManohārikā (मनोहारिका) is the friend of Padmāvatī, who is the daughter of Padmaśekhara as well as an incarnation of a portion of Gaurī, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 117. Accordingly, “... at that moment her friend Manohārikā advanced towards her, and the princess concealed the picture and said to her: ‘My friend, I have not seen you for ever so long; where have you been?’ When Manohārikā heard this she laughed and said: ‘I have been wandering about, my friend, for a long time to look for you; so, why do you hide the picture? I saw, a moment ago, a wonderful picture’”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Manohārikā, 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’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryManohārikā (मनोहारिका):—[=mano-hārikā] [from mano > man] f. Name of a woman, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Partial matches: Harika, Manas.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Manoharika, Mano-harika, Mano-hārikā, Manohārikā; (plurals include: Manoharikas, harikas, hārikās, Manohārikās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CXVII < [Book XVII - Padmāvatī]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 15.23 (Commentary) < [Chapter 15 (Text and Commentary)]
Text 17.9 (Commentary) < [Chapter 17 (Text And Commentary)]
Text 15.20 (Commentary) < [Chapter 15 (Text and Commentary)]