Hiranyadatta, ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹: 3 definitions
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Hiranyadatta 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: KathÄsaritsÄgara1) ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹ (हिरणà¥à¤¯à¤¦à¤¤à¥à¤¤) is the name of a merchant, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 4. ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹ was left in charge of Vararuci’s wealth in order to maintain his house, while Vararuci went vasting to Mount HimÄlaya.
2) ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹ (हिरणà¥à¤¯à¤¦à¤¤à¥à¤¤) is the son of Vasudatta and ManovatÄ« according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 22. Vasudatta was a previous human incarnation of JÄ«mÅ«tavÄhana and ManovatÄ« is the daughter of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹ named CitrÄá¹…gada. The tale of his previous incarnation was told by JÄ«mÅ«tavÄhana to MitrÄvasu (son of ViÅ›vÄvasu) for the sake of his curiosity.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹s (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 Dictionary±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹ (हिरणà¥à¤¯à¤¦à¤¤à¥à¤¤):—[=³ó¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹-»å²¹³Ù³Ù²¹] [from hiraṇya > hiraṇa] m. Name of various men, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]
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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.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 148 - Greatness of Kuṇá¸alakÅ«pa (Kuṇá¸ala-kÅ«pa) < [Section 1 - PrabhÄsa-ká¹£etra-mÄhÄtmya]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)