Vishakhadatta, Viśākhadatta: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viśākhadatta can be transliterated into English as Visakhadatta or Vishakhadatta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchViśākhadatta (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.
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Partial matches: Datta, Vishakha.
Full-text: Mudrarakshasa, Vateshvaradatta, Prithu, Vishakhadeva, Parvataka, Vishakha, Suganga.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Vishakhadatta, Viśākhadatta, Visakhadatta, Vishakha-datta, Viśākha-datta, Visakha-datta; (plurals include: Vishakhadattas, Viśākhadattas, Visakhadattas, dattas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
6. Characterisation in Mudrārākṣasa < [Chapter 6 - Other Literary Estimates of Mudrārākṣasa]
5. About the dramatist (Viśākhadatta) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
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)]
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]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Part 2 - The Ancient Indian Theory of Drama < [Introduction, part 1]