Cidambara: 7 definitions
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Cidambara 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 Chidambara.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikathaCidambara (啶氞た啶︵ぎ啷嵿が啶�).鈥擜uthor of a Bh膩gavata Camp奴;鈥擟idambara also wrote Pa帽cakaly膩峁嘺 Camp奴 and R膩ghava-y膩dava-p膩峁囜笉av墨ya (K膩thatray墨). He was patronized by king Ve峁卥a峁璦 I (1586 A.D. 鈥� 1614 A.D) of Vijayanagar.
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 EncyclopediaCidambara (啶氞た啶︵ぎ啷嵿が啶�).鈥�(SIT膧MBARA). A Sanskrit poet of 16th century A.D. He was a poet in the court of emperor Ve峁卥a峁璦 who ruled over Vijayanagar during the period 1586 A.D. to 1614 A.D. His one great work is 'R膩ghavay膩davap膩峁囜笉av墨ya'. There are three K膩峁囜笉as in it and one K膩峁囜笉a each is devoted to the story of 艢r墨 R膩ma, 艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺 and the P膩峁囜笉avas.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shai)Cidambara (啶氞た啶︵ぎ啷嵿が啶�) or Cidambaratantra refers to one of the Tantras mentioned in the 惭补丑腻尘辞办峁-罢补苍迟谤补, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)鈥� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.鈥擳he Mah膩mok峁tantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 艣lokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.鈥擳he catalogue includes the term鈥擟idambara in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms).
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Cidambara (啶氞た啶︵ぎ啷嵿が啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擺tantric] K. 40.
2) Cidambara (啶氞た啶︵ぎ啷嵿が啶�):鈥攕on of Anantan膩r膩ya峁嘺, grandson of Kau艣ika S奴ryan膩r膩ya峁嘺 D墨k峁ta, father of Anantan膩r膩ya峁嘺: Bh膩gavatacamp奴. Burnell. 160^a. 艢abd膩rthacint膩ma峁噄 and its
鈥擺commentary] Nikashopala. Burnell. 58^a. 162^b. Kath膩tray墨vy膩khy膩na, written jointly with his son Anantan膩r膩ya峁嘺. Burnell. 157^a. This is called R膩ghavay膩davap膩峁囜笉av墨ya Oppert. Ii, 8333.
3) Cidambara (啶氞た啶︵ぎ啷嵿が啶�):鈥擟idambaravil膩sa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cidambara (啶氞た啶︵ぎ啷嵿が啶�):鈥擺=cid-ambara] [from cid > cit] m. Name of the author of a law-book
2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a town, [Horace H. Wilson]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCida峁僢ara (嗖氞部嗖︵矀嗖舶):鈥�
1) [noun] the Supreme, as a formless and being in the pure Conscious state.
2) [noun] the spiritual space or interval where the Supreme is realised by y艒gis.
3) [noun] 嗖氞部嗖︵矀嗖舶 嗖班补嗖膏硩嗖� [cidambara rahasya] cidambara rahasya (fig.) something beyond the normal human knowledge or understanding; anything unexplained or seemingly inexplicable matter; a mystery.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cidambaradipika, Cidambarakala, Cidambarakalpa, Cidambaramahatmya, Cidambaramantra, Cidambaranatacaritra, Cidambaranatana, Cidambaranatatantre dakshinamurtisahasranama, Cidambarapancaratna, Cidambarapura, Cidambararahasya, Cidambarashivashtaka, Cidambarasmriti, Cidambarasthala, Cidambarastotra, Cidambaratantra, Cidambaravilasa.
Full-text (+28): Cidambarapura, Cidambarasthala, Cidambararahasya, Bhagavatacampu, Raghavayadavapandaviya, Citamparam, Thillai, Cidambaravilasa, Cidambaradipika, Cidambarasmriti, Cidambaramahatmya, Cidambarastotra, Kalasamhara, Kathatrayi, Ampalavanan, Vyaghrapada, Pancakalyanacampu, Cidambaratantra, Raghavapandavayadaviya, Shabdarthacintamani.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study) (by R. Suthashi)
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Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) (by Lathika M. P.)
Dispute over 艢a峁卥ara鈥檚 Birth Place < [Chapter 4 - Similarities and Dissimilarities]
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
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