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Candrapida, 䲹Իīḍa, Candra-apida: 9 definitions

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Candrapida 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chandrapida.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Candrapida in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

䲹Իīḍa (चन्द्रापी�).—A son of Janamejaya. Parīkṣit was the son of Abhimanyu (Arjuna’s son). Janamejaya was Parīkṣit’s son. Janamejaya married princess Vapuṣṭamā of Kāśi. Two sons called 䲹Իīḍa and Sūryīḍa were born to the couple. 䲹Իīḍa had hundred sons, who distinguished themselves as great heroes in archery. Satyakarṇa was the eldest among the sons. Śvetakarṇa, son of Satyakarṇa, married Yādavī, the daughter of Sucāru. (Bhaviṣya Purāṇa).

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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.

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Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Candrapida in Kavya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

2) 䲹Իīḍa (चन्द्रापी�) is the son of king Tārīḍa from Ujjayinī, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara (story of king Sumanas).—Jābāli’s story was as follows: Tārīḍa, King of Ujjayinī, won by penance a son, 䲹Իīḍa, who was brought up with Vaiśampāyana, the son of his minister, Śukanāsa. In due time 䲹Իīḍa was anointed as Crown Prince, and started on an expedition of world-conquest. At the end of it he reached Kailāsa, and, while resting there, was led one day in a vain chase of a pair of Kinnaras to the shores of the Acchoda Lake.

1) 䲹Իīḍa (चन्द्रापी�) is the name of an ancient king from Kanyākubja, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 61. Accordingly, as Gomukha said to Naravāhanadatta: �... there was a king in Kanyākubja, named 䲹Իīḍa. And he had a servant named Dhavalamukha. And he, whenever he came to his house, had eaten and drunk abroad�.

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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�.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Candrapida in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

䲹Իīḍa (चन्द्रापी�).—an epithet of Śiva.

Derivable forms: Իīḍa� (चन्द्रापॶडः).

䲹Իīḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms candra and īḍa (आपॶ�).

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

䲹Իīḍa (चन्द्रापी�).—m.

(-ḍa�) A name of Siva. E. candra the moon, and īḍa a chaplet; who has the moon like a chaplet amidst his hair.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

䲹Իīḍa (चन्द्रापी�).—[masculine] = Ի峦ūḍa.

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

1) 䲹Իīḍa (चन्द्रापी�):—[from candra > cand] m. = -ܰṭa, [Bālarāmāyaṇa x, 28]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Janamejaya, [Harivaṃśa 11065 f.]

3) [v.s. ...] of a king of Kaśmir (brother of Tārīḍa), [Rājataraṅgiṇ� iv, 45; v, 277]

4) [v.s. ...] of a prince of Kānyakubja, [Kathāsaritsāgara lxi, 219]

5) [v.s. ...] of a hero of Kālikā, [Vīracarita xxx.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

䲹Իīḍa (चन्द्रापी�):—[Ի+īḍa] (ḍa�) 1. m. Shiva.

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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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