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Candrasvamin, °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Ä峾ī, °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō, Candra-svami, Candra-svamin, Candrasvami: 7 definitions

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Candrasvamin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Candrasvamin.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

°ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Ä峾ī (ą¤šą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤°ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤®ą„€).—A brahmin, who got back his life by worshipping SÅ«rya. He stayed with his wife, DevamatÄ« in Kamalapura ruled by King Kamalavarman. A son called MahÄ«pāla was born to him, and at the time of the birth of the child a celestial voice declared that MahÄ«pāla would become King. A few years later a daughter called CandramatÄ« also was born to °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Ä峾ī. During this period, rains having failed, very severe famine stalked Kamalapura. Even the king unmindful of justice and righteousness began extracting from the people whatever they possessed. Finding the situation deteriorated so much °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Ä峾ī set out for his fatherin-law’s house with MahÄ«pāla and CandramatÄ«, and on the way they had to cross what was once a wild forest, but which had by then been denuded of green trees or other foliage due to the failure of the rains. The children were severely afflicted by thirst, and so the father, after leaving them at the foot of a tree went in search of water when he was caught by the people of the forest king and taken before him. When he knew that he was about to be given in sacrifice to DevÄ« the brahmin folded his hands and prayed to SÅ«ryadeva, who appeared before him and assured him that not only will death not visit him, but also he would be united with his wife and children.

The children left under the tree began crying, their father having not returned to them, and a Vaiśya called Sārthadhāra who came that way felt pity for the crying children and took them to his house. One day AnantasvāmÄ«, a brahmin and a minister of King Tārānātha of Tārāpura happened to visit Sārthadhāra. AnantasvāmÄ«, who had no children of his own took away with him the children from Sārthadhāra. (See full article at Story of °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Ä峾ī from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)

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The Purana (ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤�, 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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Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

1) °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō (ą¤šą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤°ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤®ą¤æą¤Øą„) is the name of a Brāhman from VārāṇasÄ«, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 37. The story of °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō was narrated by Gomukha in order to demonstrate that ā€œit is true that chaste women are few and far between, but unchaste women are never to be trustedā€�.

2) °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō (ą¤šą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤°ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤®ą¤æą¤Øą„) is the name of a Brāhman from Devakamalapura according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 56. Accordingly, ā€�... there once lived in a town called Devakamalapura, belonging to the King Kamalavarman, an excellent Brāhman named °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō. And that wise man had a wife [named Devamati] like himself, distinguished for modesty, and she was a worthy match for SarasvatÄ« and Lakį¹£mÄ«ā€�.

3) °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō (ą¤šą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤°ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤®ą¤æą¤Øą„) is the son of Devasvāmin from UjjayinÄ« according to the eighteenth story of the VetālapaƱcaviį¹ƒÅ›ati in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 92. Accordingly, ā€�... in time there was born to that Brāhman [Devasvāmin] a son, named °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō, and he, though he had studied the sciences, was, when he grew up, exclusively devoted to the vice of gambling. Now once on a time that Brāhman’s son, °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō, entered a great gambling-hall to gambleā€�.

4) °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō (ą¤šą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤°ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤®ą¤æą¤Øą„) is an ambassador (»åÅ«³Ł²¹) of king Mahāsena from Alakā, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 101. Accordingly, as Muni Kaṇva said to Mį¹›gāṅkadatta in his hermitage: ā€�... and this he [Mahāsena] wrote in a letter, and committed it to the care of the ambassador Kumāradatta, and another ambassador of his own named °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō. So the ambassadors departed, and gave the letter as they were directed, and told the King of HaṃsadvÄ«pa all that had taken place...ā€�.

5) °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō (ą¤šą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤°ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤®ą¤æą¤Øą„) is the name of a Brāhman from MāyāpurÄ«, and the previous incarnation of the Bhilla chief (²õ±š²ŌÄå±č²¹³Ł¾±) named Ekākikeśarin, as mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 123. Accordingly, as Ekākikeśarin said to king Vikramādityaā€�... I was long ago a Brāhman named °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō, and I lived in the city of MāyāpurÄ«. One day I went by order of my father to the forest to fetch wood. There a monkey stood barring my way, but without hurting me, looking at me with an eye of grief, pointing out to me another path.ā€�.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (ā€˜ocean of streams of storyā€�), mentioning °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²āÄå»å³ó²¹°ł²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guį¹‡Äįøhya’s Bį¹›hatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤µą„ą¤�, 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 ā€˜epic poetryā€� and natya, or ā€˜dramatic poetryā€�.

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India history and geography

: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume 3, part 1: Saduktikarnamrita

°ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Ä峾ī (ą¤šą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤°ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤®ą„€) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikarṇāmrita by ŚrÄ«dhara Dāsa (son of Vaį¹­u Dāsa) who was a chief over several districts (called a ³¾²¹³óÄå³¾²¹į¹‡įø²¹±ō¾±°ģ²¹).—The Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, °ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Ä峾ī) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

°ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō (ą¤šą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤°ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤®ą¤æą¤Øą„) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [SÅ«ktikarṇāmį¹›ta by ŚrÄ«dharadāsa]

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

°ä²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō (ą¤šą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤°ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤®ą¤æą¤Øą„):—[=³¦²¹²Ō»å°ł²¹-²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ō] [from candra > cand] m. Name of several men, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

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Sanskrit, also spelled ą¤øą¤‚ą¤øą„ą¤•ą„ƒą¤¤ą¤®ą„� (²õ²¹į¹ƒs°ģį¹›t²¹³¾), 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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