Indumalin, Իܳ, Indu-malin: 1 definition
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Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraԻܳ (इन्दुमालिन�) or Indramālin is the name of a Vidyādhara king and warrior chief (ٳūٳ貹) who fought on Śrutaśarman’s side but was slain by Prabhāsa, who participated in the war against Sūryaprabha, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 48. Accordingly: �... when they heard that [speech of Śrutaśarman], eight warriors in anger surrounded Prabhāsa.... And the third was the hero Իܳ, a prince of the Vidyādharas, lord of a host of distinguished warriors, and his home was the mountain Līlā�.
The story of Իܳ was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas�.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning Իܳ, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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�.
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