Harishchandra

Proper noun

Meaning

Harishchandra

A legendary Indian king known for his commitment to truth and, in the Puranas, selling his kingdom, his family and ultimately himself to repay Vishwamitra after insulting him

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Examples

E.P.Rice (1921), p60 Raghavanka was the first to introduce the Shatpadi metre into Kannada literature in his Harishchandra kavya which is considered a classic even though it occasionally violates strict rules of Kannada grammar. Source: Internet

He writes: "It haunted me and I must have acted Harishchandra to myself times without number." Source: Internet

Phillippu Singho from Negombo in 1824 Performed “Harishchandra Nadagama” in Hnguranketha which was originally written in Telingu language. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

harira Haris harish harissa harite Hariti