Candrakula, Candra-kula: 4 definitions
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Candrakula 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 Chandrakula.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩garaCandrakula (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕啶�) or Candrakul膩dri is the name of a mountain whose lord is named Candragupta: a great warrior (尘补丑腻谤补迟丑补) who fought on 艢ruta艣arman鈥檚 side but was slain by Prabh膩sa, who participated in the war against S奴ryaprabha, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 48. Accordingly: 鈥�... then 艢ruta艣arman, beside himself with grief, anger and shame, sent two more Vidy膩dharas, captains of hosts of warriors and distinguished warriors: one was called Candragupta, born in the house of the lord of the great mountain Candrakula, beautiful as a second moon鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Candrakula, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandrakula (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕啶�):鈥擺=candra-kula] [from candra > cand] n. Name of a town, [艢ukasaptati]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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: Candra, Kola.
Full-text: Chandrakuladri, Candragupta.
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Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
9. Revision of the Tilakamanjari at the hands of Santyacarya < [Chapter 1 - The Author (biography of Dhanapala)]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
1. References to the Caitragaccha in Inscriptions and Literature < [Volume 1 (1945)]
Index (of first volume) < [Volume 1 (1945)]
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
The Jain fascination with alchemy < [Volume 2 (1992)]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XLVIII < [Book VIII - S奴ryaprabha]