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Cakravarman, Cakra-varman: 7 definitions

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Cakravarman 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chakravarman.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Cakravarman in Purana glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Cakravarman (चक्रवर्मन्).—A son of Bala (Bali, Vāyu-purāṇa) who was Karṇa in his previous birth.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 33; Vāyu-purāṇa 68. 32.
: Academia.edu: Tantric elements in Kalhaṇa’s Ჹٲṅgṇ�

Cakravarman (चक्रवर्मन्).—King Cakravarman is attracted to ḍo singers and other low caste people, ś첹 s. 5.392: A ś첹 woman offers her clothes with menstrual stains, which ministers intend to use for clothes. 5.400: Intercourse with a ś첹 woman. Tantrism is not referred to, but the use of menstrual blood may allude to it. (See Ჹٲṅgṇ� verse 5.390)

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The Purana (पुरा�, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Cakravarman in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cakravarman (चक्रवर्मन्).�m. Name of a king of Kashmir; चक्रवर्माभिध� राज्ये क्षीणपुण्य� व्यपद्यत (cakravarmābhidha� rājye kṣīṇapuṇyo vyapadyata) Rāj. T.5.287.

Cakravarman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cakra and varman (वर्मन्).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cakravarman (चक्रवर्मन्) or Caṇḍavarman or Candravarman.—m. proper names, [ٲśܳٲ] i. Chr. 179, 3; [Ჹٲṅgṇ�] 5, 2; Mahābhārata 1, 562; [Ჹٲṅgṇ�] 5, 181; 287; [ٲśܳٲ] in Chr. 200, 23; Mahābhārata 1, 2668.

Cakravarman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cakra and varman (वर्मन्).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cakravarman (चक्रवर्मन्):—[=cakra-varman] [from cakra] m. Name of a king of Kaśmīr, [Ჹٲṅgṇ� v, 287 ff.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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