365bet

Gangavataracampu, Ҳṅg屹ū, Gangavatara-campu: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Gangavataracampu 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 Gangavatarachampu.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gangavataracampu in Kavya glossary
: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikatha

Ҳṅg屹ū (गङ्गावतारचम्पू).—The Gaṅgāvatāra Campū on the story of the Ganges is composed by Śaṅkara Dikṣita, the son of Bālakṛṣṇa of Bhāradvāja Gotra. The author was a poet of the king Sabhasiṃha of Bundelkhand. He also wrote Śaṅkaracetovilāsa, a Campu on the life of Mahārāja Cetasiṃha, a magnate of Benares in 1770-1781 A.D. in the time of the Governor-General Warren Hastings.

Kavya book cover
context information

Kavya (काव्�, 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 ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.

Discover the meaning of gangavataracampu in the context of Kavya from relevant books on

General definition (in Hinduism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gangavataracampu in Hinduism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

Ҳṅg屹ū (गङ्गावतारचम्पू) or “Gaṅgāvatāra Campū� is a Sanskrit work in the ū style written by Śaṅkara Dikṣita, relating the story of the Ganges.

Campū is a form of Sanskrit literature similair to the epic (첹ٳ) and dramatic (屹ⲹ) style. It contains both prose romance as well as sections in verse.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gangavataracampu in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Ҳṅg屹ū (गङ्गावतारचम्पू) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Śaṅkara Dīkṣita, son of Bālakṛṣṇa. Io. 114.

context information

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.

Discover the meaning of gangavataracampu in the context of Sanskrit from relevant books on

See also (Relevant definitions)

Relevant text

Let's grow together!

I humbly request your help to keep doing what I do best: provide the world with unbiased sources, definitions and images. Your donation direclty influences the quality and quantity of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual insight the world is exposed to.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Help to become even better: