Kumaridatta, ܳ岹ٳٲ: 4 definitions
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Kumaridatta 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: Kathāsaritsāgaraܳ岹ٳٲ (कुमारिदत्त) is the name of painter (citrakara) in service of king Pṛthvīrūpa from Muktipura, according to in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 51. Accordingly, as two Buddhist hermits said to king Pṛthvīrūpa: �... then King Pṛthvīrūpa, being full of longing, gave this order to his admirable painter, ܳ岹ٳٲ by name: ‘Take with you my portrait, accurately painted on canvas, and with these two mendicants go to the isle of Muktipura, and there show it by some artifice to the King Rūpadhara and his daughter Rūpalatā. Find out if that king will give me his daughter or not, and take a likeness of Rūpalatā and bring it back’�.
The story of ܳ岹ٳٲ was narrated by the Gomukha to Naravāhanadatta in order to amuse him through the night and to demonstrate that “the resolute endure painful separation for a long time�.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning ܳ岹ٳٲ, 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�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryܳ岹ٳٲ (कुमारिदत्त):—[=ܳ-岹ٳٲ] [from kumāri > kumāra] m. Name of a man, [Kathāsaritsāgara li, 123.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Kumaridatta, ܳ岹ٳٲ, Kumari-datta, Kumāri-datta; (plurals include: Kumaridattas, ܳ岹ٳٲs, dattas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kathasaritsagara (cultural study) (by S. W. Chitale)
The art of ancient Indian Painting < [Chapter 3 - Economic Conditions]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LI < [Book IX - Alaṅkāravatī]