Mayurashataka, Mayūraśataka: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Mayurashataka 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.
Mayurashataka has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Mayūraśataka can be transliterated into English as Mayurasataka or Mayurashataka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
[Deutsch Wörterbuch]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMayūraśataka (मयूरशतक):—[(ma + śa)] m. Mayūra’s Centurie, Titel eines aus [100] Śloka bestehenden Gedichts auf die Sonne; daher auch sūryaśataka genannt. [Oxforder Handschriften 348,b, No. 819.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMayūraśataka (मयूरशतक):—n. Titel eines Gedichts.
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: Sataka, Mayura.
Full-text: Suryashataka.
Relevant text
Search found 1 books and stories containing Mayurashataka, Mayūraśataka, Mayurasataka, Mayura-shataka, Mayūra-śataka, Mayura-sataka; (plurals include: Mayurashatakas, Mayūraśatakas, Mayurasatakas, shatakas, śatakas, satakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
1. Sūryaśataka in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 6 - Kuntaka’s assessment of Verses Cited in Śatakas and Anthologies]