Kshemendra, °į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹, Kshema-indra: 10 definitions
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Kshemendra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
The Sanskrit term °į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ can be transliterated into English as Ksemendra or Kshemendra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature°į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�) (11th century) is one among the Kashmiri scholars who glorified the legacy of rhetorics with a new interpretation of the soul of poetry namely aucitya. He is not only a poetician but also a scholar of high repute. His compositions focus on a wide range of topics which mark his indepth knowledge on various subjects including treatises on poetics and prosody. He composed KÄvyas, MahÄkÄvyas, a drama, many didactic poems, poetical epitomes of the RÄmÄyaį¹a, the MahÄbhÄrata and Bį¹hatkathÄ of Guį¹Äįøhya (which is lost to us).
°į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ was otherwise known as VyÄsadÄsa as most of the colophons of his works attribute to him. He was the son of PrakÄÅendra, grandson of Sindhu and father of Somendra and also the brother of CakrapÄla. He was also the descendant of Narendra, the minister of King JayÄpÄ«įøa. Kį¹£emenda was the disciple of Abhinavagupta, and SomapÄda, who was well versed in BhÄgavata. He also studied under Gaį¹ gaka and VÄ«ryabhadra (a Buddhist). He was the preceptor of Bhaį¹į¹a Udaya Siį¹ha and prince Lakį¹£maį¹Äditya.
Chandas (ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤øą„) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-ÅÄstra°į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�) or °į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹rasa is the name of an Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 2, Rajayakshma: phthisis). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as RasaÅÄstra (medical alchemy). However, since it is an ayurveda treatment it should be taken with caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., °ģį¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹-°ł²¹²õ²¹): āthe minerals (uparasa), poisons (±¹¾±į¹£a), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.ā� (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
Äyurveda (ą¤ą¤Æą„ą¤°ą„ą¤µą„ą¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Äyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismKshemendra (c. 990 ā� c. 1070 CE) was a Kashmirian poet of the 11th century, writing in Sanskrit. Born into an old, cultured, and affluent family, both his education and literary output were broad and varied. He studied literature under "the foremost teacher of his time, the celebrated Shaiva philosopher and literary exponent Abhinavagupta". He also studied ā� and wrote about ā� both Vaishnavism and Buddhism.
Kshemendraās literary career extended from at least 1037 (his earliest dated work, BrihatkathÄmanjari, a verse summary of the lost "Northwestern" Bį¹hatkathÄ; itself a recension of Gunadhya's lost Bį¹hatkathÄ ā� "Great Story") to 1066 (his latest dated work, DaÅavataracharita, "an account of the ten incarnations of the god Visnu"). In addition to the genres listed below, Kshemendra also composed plays, descriptive poems, a satirical novel, a history, and possibly a commentary on the KÄma SÅ«tra (all now known only through references in other works).
India history and geography
: OpenEdition books: ³Õ¾±±¹¾±»å³ó²¹³ŁÄ«°ł³Ł³ó²¹°ģ²¹±ō±č²¹įø� (History)°į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�) (or KhemarÄya) (ca. 897-922) refers to one of the seven kings of the CÄpotkaį¹a dynasty of Gujarat, as is mentioned in the ³Õ¾±±¹¾±»å³ó²¹³ŁÄ«°ł³Ł³ó²¹°ģ²¹±ō±č²¹ by JinaprabhasÅ«ri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (³ŁÄ«°ł³Ł³ó²¹²õ).āJinaprabha lists the seven kings of the CÄpotkaį¹a dynasty, of which Aį¹ahilapura (PÄtan) was the capital: VÄį¹arÄya, JogarÄya, KhemarÄya, BhÅ«aįøa, VayarasÄ«ha, Rayaį¹Äicca, SÄmaį¹tasÄ«ha.
Cf. āNavsÄri grant of PulakeÅÄ« JanÄÅrÄyaā� (Vocr p. 230, cited by Sankalia 1941 p. 36); RatnamÄlÄ; PrabandhacintÄmaį¹i (14.26-15.4); KumÄrapÄlacarita; Sukį¹tasaį¹kÄ«rtana (quoted Burgess 1903 p. 7); JBBRAS IX p. 155.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary°į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�).āName of a celebrated poet of Kashmir (author of brahatkathÄ, bhÄrata- maƱjarÄ« &c.).
Derivable forms: °ģį¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹įø� (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤°ą¤).
°į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms °ģį¹£e³¾²¹ and indra (ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤°).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary°į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�).ā[masculine] [Name] of [several] authors.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) °į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�) as mentioned in Aufrechtās Catalogus Catalogorum:āMadanamahÄrį¹ava jy. B. 4, 170.
2) °į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�):āLokaprakÄÅa. W. p. 224. Report. Xxii.
3) °į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�):āSÄrasvataprakriyÄį¹Ä«kÄ. B. 3, 30. Np. Ix, 42.
4) °į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�):āalso ±¹²āÄå²õ²¹»åÄå²õ²¹ son of PrakÄÅendra, grandson of Sindhu, learned SÄhitya from Abhinavagupta, and religion from Soma. His upÄdhyÄya was Gaį¹ gaka. He lived under AnantarÄja of KÄÅmÄ«r (1029-64), whom he praises in the Suvį¹ttatilaka, and under his son KalaÅa. Report. p. 46. He was the father of Somendra, and guru of Udayasiį¹ha, and RÄjaputra Lakį¹£maį¹Äditya. Verses of his are extracted in Åp. p. 19, [SubhÄshitÄvali by Vallabhadeva] PadyÄvalÄ«: Amį¹tataraį¹ ga. Quoted in Kavikaį¹į¹hÄbharaį¹a. AvasarasÄra. Quoted in AucityavicÄracarcÄ. AucityavicÄracarcÄ. BĆ¼hler 542. KanakajÄnakÄ«. Quoted in Kavik. KalÄvilÄsakÄvya. L. 80. Kh. 83. Bik. 707. Kavikaį¹į¹hÄbharaį¹a. P. 10. Proceed. Asb. 1870, 313. BĆ¼hler 542. °į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹prakÄÅa. Quoted Oxf. 38^b. Caturvargasaį¹graha. Peters. 1, 115. Quoted in Auc. p. 13. CÄrucaryÄ. L. 2440. Report. Xxxiii. CitrabhÄrata nÄį¹aka. Quoted in Auc. Kavik. Darpadalana. Io. 2543. H. 63. Peters. 1, 115. BĆ¼hler 540. DaÅÄvatÄracaritra, composed in 1061 under the reign of KalaÅa. Report. Ix. Lxi. Bik. 228. °ÄåÅÄ«²Ō. 16. DeÅopadeÅa. Quoted in Kavik. DÄnapÄrijÄta. L. 2822. NÄ«tikalpataru. Report. Xxiii. NÄ«tilatÄ. Quoted in Auc. PadyakÄdambarÄ«. Quoted in Kavik. PavamÄnapaƱcÄÅikÄ. Quoted in Suvį¹ttatil. 3, 22. Bį¹hatkathÄmaƱjarÄ«. BauddhÄvadÄnakalpalatÄ buddhistic. Bendall Catal. p. 18. 41. Quoted in Auc. MahÄbhÄratamaƱjarÄ«. Report. X. Lxiv. Ba. 16. Lahore. 2. Bhk. 39. MuktÄvalÄ« kÄvya. Quoted in Auc. and Kavik. MunimatamÄ«mÄį¹sÄ. Quoted in Auc. RÄjÄvalÄ«. Mentioned in RÄjataraį¹ giį¹Ä� 1, 13. RÄmÄyaį¹akathÄsÄra. Report. Xii. Lxxxii. LalitaratnamÄlÄ. Quoted in Auc. LÄvaį¹yavatÄ« kÄvya. Quoted in Auc. and Kavik. VÄtsyÄyanasÅ«trasÄra. Quoted in Auc. and in PaƱcasÄyaka Bik. 534. Vinayavalli. Quoted in Auc. VetÄlapaƱcaviį¹Åati from Bį¹hatkathÄmaƱjarÄ«. Burnell. 167^a. VyÄsÄį¹£į¹aka. Quoted in Auc. and MahÄbhÄratamaƱjarÄ«. ÅaÅivaį¹Åa. Quoted in Kavik. SamayamÄtį¹kÄ. Report. Xiii. Suvį¹ttatilaka. Report. Xviii. Peters. 1, 5. SevyasevakopadeÅa. Peters. 3, 397.
5) °į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�):āson of BhÅ«dhara, a NÄgara brahman of RÄjanagara, wrote by order of Åaį¹ karalÄla, chief of Pitlad: Lipiviveka. Ba. 12. 18. P. 15. MÄtį¹kÄviveka. Poona. 288.
6) °į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�):āson of YaduÅarman, from Gurjara: HastijanaprakÄÅa. See KÄvyamÄlÄ 1, 115. Peters. 1, 11.
7) °į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�):āDarpadalana. delete Peters. 1, 115.
8) °į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�):āson of Haribhadra:
ā[commentary] on Narendra's DhÄtupÄį¹ha of the SarasvatÄ« grammar.
1) °į¹£e³¾±š²Ō»å°ł²¹ (ą¤ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤�):ā[from °ģį¹£e³¾²¹] m. Name of a celebrated poet of KaÅmÄ«r (surnamed VyÄsa-dÄsa and flourishing in the middle of the eleventh century, author of the Bį¹hat-kathÄ (-maƱjarÄ«), BhÄrata-maƱjarÄ«, KalÄ-vilÄsa, RÄmÄyaį¹a-maƱjarÄ« or -kathÄ-sÄra, DaÅÄvatÄra-carita, Samaya-mÄtį¹kÄ, VyÄsÄį¹£į¹aka, Suvį¹tta-tilaka, Loka-prakÄÅa, NÄ«ti-kalpataru, RÄjÄvalÄ«)
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Åaiva philosopher (who is probably identical with -°łÄåĀį²¹; he is the author of the Spanda-nirį¹aya and Spanda-saį¹doha)
3) [v.s. ...] Name of the author of the AucityÄlaį¹kÄra and of the Kavi-kaį¹į¹hÄbharaį¹a.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kshema, Indra.
Starts with: Kshemendraprakasha, Kshemendrarasa.
Full-text (+196): Kavikanthabharana, Brihatkathamanjari, Lokaprakasha, Padyakadambari, Vatsyayanasutrasara, Prakashendra, Gunadhya, Lavanyavati, Vyasadasa, Darpadalana, Mahabharatamanjari, Sevyasevakopadesha, Udayasimha, Dashavataracarita, Bhimasahi, Kanakajanaki, Avasarasara, Vinayavalli, Ramayanakathasara, Kshemendrarasa.
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Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
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Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
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