Viradeva, 痴墨谤补诲别惫补: 7 definitions
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Viradeva means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature痴墨谤补诲别惫补 (啶掂啶班う啷囙さ) is the name of an author of works dealing with prosodoy (chandas or 肠丑补苍诲补艣艣腻蝉迟谤补) quoted by 碍峁尘别苍诲谤补 (11th century) in his 厂耻惫峁泃迟补迟颈濒补办补. The 厂耻惫峁泃迟补迟颈濒补办补 is a monumental work of Sanskrit prosody in which the author discusses 27 popular metres which were used frequently by the poets (e.g., 痴墨谤补诲别惫补).
Chandas (啶涏え啷嵿う啶膏) 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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara痴墨谤补诲别惫补 (啶掂啶班う啷囙さ) is the name of an ancient king from Ujjayin墨, as mentioned in the ninth story of the 痴别迟腻濒补辫补帽肠补惫颈峁兣沘迟颈 in the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 83. Accordingly, 鈥�... and in it [viz., Padm膩vat墨, Bhogavat墨, Hira峁噛avat墨, Ujjayin墨] there lived an excellent king, named 痴墨谤补诲别惫补, and he had a queen named Padmarati. The king went with her to the bank of the Mand膩kin墨, and propitiated 艢iva with austerities, in order to obtain a son. And after he had remained a long time engaged in austerities, he performed the ceremonies of bathing and praying, and then he heard this voice from heaven鈥�.
The story of 痴墨谤补诲别惫补 is mentioned in the 痴别迟腻濒补辫补帽肠补惫颈峁兣沘迟颈 (twenty-five tales of a 惫别迟腻濒补) which is embedded in the twelfth book of the Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�). The main book is a famous Sanskrit epic detailing the exploits of prince Narav膩hanadatta in his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The Kath膩-sarit-s膩gara is is explained to be an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 which consisted of 100,000 verses and in turn forms part of an even 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�.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesRuler of Palandipa, who invaded Ceylon in the reign of Jayabahu I.
Vikkamabahu marched against him, but was defeated at Mannara and had to retreat to Kotthasara.
Thither he was pursued by Viradeva, who, however, was slain in a battle at Antaravitthika. Cv.lxi.36ff.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴墨谤补诲别惫补 (啶掂啶班う啷囙さ).鈥擺masculine] a man鈥檚 name.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum痴墨谤补诲别惫补 (啶掂啶班う啷囙さ) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攑oet. Quoted by 碍峁尘别苍诲谤补 in 厂耻惫峁泃迟补迟颈濒补办补 2, 36. Compare Nami on K膩vy膩la峁僰膩ra 1, 9.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 痴墨谤补诲别惫补 (啶掂啶班う啷囙さ):鈥擺=惫墨谤补-诲别惫补] [from v墨ra > v墨r] m. Name of various men, [Kath膩sarits膩gara; R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹玗
2) [v.s. ...] of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Vishva. viradeva, Suradeva, Anangarati, Palandipa, Mannara, Anikanga, Rakkhaka, Padmarati, Vikkamabahu, Bhashajna, Khadgadhara, Ariya, Pancaphuttika, Bhogavati, Jivadatta, Hiranyavati, Ujjayini, Kitti, Padmavati.
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