Kamalavarman, Kamala-varman: 3 definitions
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Kamalavarman 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩garaKamalavarman (啶曕ぎ啶侧さ啶班啶え啷�) is the name of an ancient king from Devakamalapura according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 56. Accordingly, 鈥�... there once lived in a town called Devakamalapura, belonging to the King Kamalavarman, an excellent Br膩hman named Candrasv膩min鈥�.
The story of Kamalavarman was narrated by Marubh奴ti in order to entertain the company of prince Narav膩hanadatta.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Kamalavarman, 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 DictionaryKamalavarman (啶曕ぎ啶侧さ啶班啶え啷�):鈥擺=kamala-varman] [from kamala > kam] m. Name of a king, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
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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: Varman, Kamala.
Full-text: Devakamalapura, Devamati, Candrasvamin.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Kathasaritsagara (cultural study) (by S. W. Chitale)
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LVI < [Book IX - Ala峁卥膩ravat墨]