Naravahanadatta, Naravahana-datta, 狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补 (啶ㄠぐ啶掂ぞ啶灌え啶︵い啷嵿い) is the name of the son of Udayana (king of Vatsa) and queen V膩savadatt膩, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 23. Accordingly, when 狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补 was born, a voice from heaven was heard: 鈥淜ing, this son that is born to thee is an incarnation of K膩ma, and know that his name is 狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补; and he will soon become emperor of the kings of Vidy膩dharas, and maintain that position unwearied for a Kalpa of the gods鈥�.
In chapter 34, 狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补 is revealed to be an incarnation of K膩ma when 艢iva spoke to Rati (the wife of K膩ma) as follows: 鈥渢he God of love [K膩ma], after having been consumed by the fire of my eye, has been created again in the form of 狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补, and having been pleased with the asceticism of Rati [K膩ma鈥檚 wife], I have created her as his wife in the form of Madanama帽cuk膩. And dwelling with her as his head wife he shall exercise supreme sovereignty over the Vidy膩dharas for a Kalpa of the gods, after conquering his enemies by my favour鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince 狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补 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�.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补 (啶ㄠぐ啶掂ぞ啶灌え啶︵い啷嵿い).鈥擜 famous Vidy膩dhara. Udayana the King of Vatsa had been spending his time in play and pleasure with his wives Padm膩vat墨 and V膩savadatt膩, when once N膩rada appeared before them. The king greeted the hermit and showed hospitality. The King and the queens were childless. N膩rada told them: "Hear, oh King. Your wife V膩savadatt膩 is the incarnation of Ratidev墨 blessed by 艢iva. The son born to her would become the emperor of the Vidy膩dharas. Not long after this V膩savadatt膩 conceived and gave birth to a radiant son. He was named Narav膩hana-datta. At this time Kali峁単asen膩, who had been transformed into a woman by the curse of Indra, gave birth to an extra-ordinarily beautiful girl. (For detailed story see under Kali峁単asen膩). That child was named Madanama帽cuk膩. Even in infancy she was surrounded by a halo of unearthly beauty. Hearing of this child, V膩savadatt膩 brought Kali峁単asen膩 and tbe infant to the palace. To the wonder of everybody, the infants looked at each other and they were not satisfied how soever long they looked at each other. The king and his wives understood this perfectly well and at the proper time their marriage was conducted.
狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补 was anointed as the Heir-apparent. Once he was playing in the garden in the spring season, with his ministers Gomukha and others, when the most beautiful Ratnaprabh膩 came there. (See under Ratnaprabh膩). (See full article at Story of 狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Google Books: Vaisnavism, Saivism and Minor Religious SystemsIn the Kath膩sarits膩gara (54, 19; 21; 23) 狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补 is represented to have been carried to the white island by Devasiddhi and to Hari reposing on the body of the serpent 艢e峁 and attended by N膩rada and other devotees.
: Google Books: Mpu Monagu峁嘺's Sumanas膩ntaka狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补, prince of the Vatsas, as told in the Kath膩sarits膩gara.
: WikiPedia: HinduismThe B峁沨atkath膩艣lokasa峁僩raha tells the legend of the youthful exploits of prince 狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补 (Nara-vahana-datta). The main story narrates 狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补鈥檚 progress culminating in his destined enthronement as the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings), celestial beings with magical abilities, winning twenty-six wives along the way. The surviving manuscripts of the text break off while he is in pursuit of his sixth wife. The narrative is fast-paced and eschews lengthy description.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: HereNow4U: GlossaryThe 叠峁沨补迟-办补迟丑腻 centres on the adventures of a prince, 狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补, who gains 26 wives. The Jains include this narrative cycle in their 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补. They ascribe 狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补鈥檚 amorous adventures to Vasudeva, K峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 father, before the birth of his sons. This part of the Jain 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 is generally referred to as 痴补蝉耻诲别惫补-丑颈峁囜笉颈 – Wanderings of Vasudeva.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈补谤补惫腻丑补苍补诲补迟迟补 (啶ㄠぐ啶掂ぞ啶灌え啶︵い啷嵿い):鈥擺=苍补谤补-惫腻丑补苍补-诲补迟迟补] [from nara-v膩hana > nara] m. Name of a son of king Udayana, [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: Naravahana, Devadatta.
Starts with: Naravahanadattacaritamaya, Naravahanadattajanana.
Full-text (+1634): Naravahanadattacaritamaya, Priyangushyama, Gunadhya, Naravahanadattajanana, Alankaravati, Karpurika, Vakula, Candana, Arjuna, Kalingasena, Naravahanadattiya, Mandara, Madanamancuka, Bali, Vinadatta, Ashokaka, Stambhaka, Vayuvegayashas, Siddhartha, Paundra.
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