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Kancanagiri, °­ÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾±, KaƱcanagiri, Kancana-giri: 11 definitions

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Kancanagiri means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Kanchanagiri.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

°­ÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾± (ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤žą„ą¤šą¤Øą¤—ą¤æą¤°ą¤æ) is the name of an elephant possessing the ability to travel to the air (vyomacara), as mentioned to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 118. Accordingly, as Indra said to emperor Merudhvaja: ā€�... and receive from me these two air-going elephants, °­ÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾± and KāƱcanaśekhara, together with mighty weaponsā€�.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (ā€˜ocean of streams of storyā€�), mentioning °­ÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾±, 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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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

See Kancanapabbata.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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India history and geography

: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions

°­ÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾± (ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤žą„ą¤šą¤Øą¤—ą¤æą¤°ą¤æ) is another for Sumeru: a mountain mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. 17 and 32. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by ŚrÄ« Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Sumeru is identified with Rudra Himālaya in Garhwal, where the river Gaį¹…gā has its source, it is near Badarikāśrama.

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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

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

°­ÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾± (ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤žą„ą¤šą¤Øą¤—ą¤æą¤°ą¤æ).—Name of the mountain Meru; Bhāgavata 5.16.28.

Derivable forms: °ģÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾±įø� (ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤žą„ą¤šą¤Øą¤—ą¤æą¤°ą¤æą¤�).

°­ÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾± is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms °ģÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹ and giri (गिरि).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

°­ÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾± (ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤žą„ą¤šą¤Øą¤—ą¤æą¤°ą¤æ).—m.

(-°ł¾±įø�) Mount Sumeru. E. °ģÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹, and giri a mountain; the golden mountain.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

°­ÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾± (ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤žą„ą¤šą¤Øą¤—ą¤æą¤°ą¤æ).—m. a name of Meru, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 16, 28.

°­ÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾± is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms °ģÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹ and giri (गिरि).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

°­ÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾± (ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤žą„ą¤šą¤Øą¤—ą¤æą¤°ą¤æ).—[masculine] the golden mountain (Sumeru).

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

1) °­ÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾± (ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤žą„ą¤šą¤Øą¤—ą¤æą¤°ą¤æ):—[=°ģÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹-giri] [from °ģÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹ > kāƱc] m. ā€˜g“DZō»å±š²Ō-³¾“dzܲԳٲ¹¾±²Ōā€�, Name of Meru, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 16, 28]

2) [v.s. ...] of an elephant, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

°­ÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹²µ¾±°ł¾± (ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤žą„ą¤šą¤Øą¤—ą¤æą¤°ą¤æ):—[°ģÄåƱ³¦²¹²Ō²¹-giri] (°ł¾±įø�) 2. m. Sumeru.

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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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