Nishthuraka, Niṣṭhuraka: 5 definitions
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Nishthuraka 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 Niṣṭhuraka can be transliterated into English as Nisthuraka or Nishthuraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraNiṣṭhuraka (निष्ठुरक) is the name of a minister and friend of Śrīdatta, a Brāhman whose story is told in the “story of Śrīdatta and Mṛgāṅkavatī”, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 10. Śrīdatta was the son of Kālanemi, who was the son of Yajñasoma, a Brāhman from the country of Mālava
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Niṣṭhuraka, 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’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaNiṣṭhuraka (निष्ठुरक).—A very prominent King, who lived in ancient times in South India. Once he had to depend on Śrīdatta, a King of North India. (See under Śrīdatta).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣṭhuraka (निष्ठुरक):—[=ni-ṣṭhuraka] [from ni-ṣṭhura] m. Name of a man, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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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Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 9 - Sentiments (rasa) used in a Samavakāra < [Chapter 6 - Samavakāra (critical study)]
Part 7 - Application of the Junctures (sandhi) in a Samavakāra < [Chapter 6 - Samavakāra (critical study)]
Part 15 - Conclusion < [Chapter 6 - Samavakāra (critical study)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CIII < [Bhagavat-Yana Parva]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)