Manidatta, ²Ñ²¹á¹‡i»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹: 6 definitions
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Manidatta 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index²Ñ²¹á¹‡i»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹ (मणिदतà¥à¤�).—A son of Maṇibhadra.*
- * VÄyu-purÄṇa 69. 154.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: The VetÄlapañcaviṃśati²Ñ²¹á¹‡i»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹ (मणिदतà¥à¤�) is the name of one of the four sons of Nidhipatidatta, a wealthy merchant and owner of caravans, from the city Puá¹£karÄvatÄ«, according to the twenty-first story in the VetÄlapañcaviṃśati, a Sanskrit work relating the ‘twenty-five stories of a ±¹±ð³ÙÄå±ô²¹â€�. These stories revolve around the Indian King VikramÄditya whose kingdom is threatened by the machinations of a necromancer. ²Ñ²¹á¹‡i»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹ was an expert in the studies of the martial arts.
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara²Ñ²¹á¹‡i»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹ (मणिदतà¥à¤�) is the name of a merchant (±¹²¹á¹‡iÂá), according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 74. Accordingly, as a great elephant (gajendra) said to Pracaṇá¸aÅ›akti: â€�... then a merchant, of the name of ²Ñ²¹á¹‡i»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹, came there from a foreign country, bringing with him an excellent horse: it was as white as the moon;...â€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ²Ñ²¹á¹‡i»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, 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 poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary²Ñ²¹á¹‡i»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹ (मणिदतà¥à¤�):—[=³¾²¹á¹‡i-»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹] [from ³¾²¹á¹‡i] m. Name of sub voce men, [KathÄsaritsÄgara; Catalogue(s)]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mani, Devadatta.
Full-text: Nidhipatidatta.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
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