Urvaśī (English spelling)

Japanese: ウルバシー(英語表記)Urvaśī
Urvaśī (English spelling)
The name of a famous celestial maiden (→ apsaras) in Indian literature. The love story between Urvasi and King Pururavas is found in the Vedas, the epic poem Mahabharata, and various Puranas, but it became widely known through Kalidasa's play Vikramorvaśīya.

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Japanese:
インドの文学史上,有名な天女 (→アプサラス ) の名。ウルバシーとプルーラバス王の恋物語は,ベーダ文献,叙事詩『マハーバーラタ』や種々のプラーナ聖典などにもみられるが,特にカーリダーサの戯曲『ビクラマ・ウルバシーヤ』 Vikramorvaśīyaで広く世に知られるようになった。

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