Amaracandra, Amara-candra: 8 definitions
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Amaracandra 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 Amarachandra.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarAmaracandra (啶呧ぎ啶班啶ㄠ啶︵啶�).鈥擜 Jain grammarian who is believed to be the writer of 啶膏啶ぞ啶︵た啶多が啷嵿う啶膏ぎ啷佮啷嵿啶�, 啶ぐ啶苦ぎ啶� (蝉测腻诲颈艣补产诲补蝉补尘耻肠肠补测补, parimala) etc.
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy膩kara峁嘺) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureAmaracandra (啶呧ぎ啶班啶ㄠ啶︵啶�) (C. 1225-1300 C.E.), a Jain author of 艢vet膩mbara sect, disciple of Jinadatta S奴ri (author of Vivekavil膩sa), contemporary and disciple of Arisi峁僪a (author of Suk峁泃asa峁僰墨rtana); was patronized by V墨saladeva of Dholk膩; composed a text on metres named as Chandoratn膩val墨. one of the sketches in Prabandhako艣a of R膩ja艣ekhara, deals with him. His preceptor Arisi峁僪a was the son of L膩va峁噛a alias Lava峁嘺 Si峁僪a; contemporary of Vastup膩la.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAmaracandra (啶呧ぎ啶班啶ㄠ啶︵啶�).鈥擜 Sanskrit poet. It is believed that he lived in the 13th Cent. A.D. B膩la Bh膩rata was his work. Amaracandra was a Jaina priest. It is said that he was a courtier of V墨saladeva, the son of King V墨radhavala who ruled over Gujarat from 1243 to 1262.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAmaracandra (啶呧ぎ啶班啶ㄠ啶︵啶�).鈥擭ame of the author of B膩labh膩rata.
Derivable forms: 补尘补谤补肠补苍诲谤补岣� (啶呧ぎ啶班啶ㄠ啶︵啶班).
Amaracandra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amara and candra (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Amaracandra (啶呧ぎ啶班啶ㄠ啶︵啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擯arimala, a grammar in verse. Lahore. 6.
2) Amaracandra (啶呧ぎ啶班啶ㄠ啶︵啶�):鈥攑upil of Jinadatta S奴ri of the V膩ya岣峚gacha: Kal膩kal膩pa. Mentioned Bp. 6. K膩vyakalpalat膩 and its
鈥擺commentary] K膩vyakalpalat膩kavi艣ik峁Ｄ乿峁泃ti. Chandoratn膩val墨. Mentioned Bp. 6. B膩labh膩rata.
3) Amaracandra (啶呧ぎ啶班啶ㄠ啶︵啶�):鈥攑upil of Jinadatta S奴ri: Sy膩di艣abdasamuccaya [grammatical]
4) Amaracandra (啶呧ぎ啶班啶ㄠ啶︵啶�):鈥擟. on Amarasi峁僪a鈥檚 峁峁璳膩rakalak峁峁嘺.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmaracandra (啶呧ぎ啶班啶ㄠ啶︵啶�):鈥擺=a-mara-candra] [from a-mara > a-mamri] m. Name of the author of the B膩la-bh膩rata.
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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.
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Partial matches: Candra, Amara.
Full-text (+4): Parimala, Kavyakalpalatavritti, Shatkarakalakshana, Chandoratnavali, Kavyakalpalatamanjari, Kalakalapa, Kavyakalpalata, Syadishabdasamuccaya, Jinendracaritra, Alamkaraprabodha, Jinadatta, Jinadatta suri, Ululu, Balabharata, Adhivasita, Alankaraprabodha, Padmanandamahakavya, Balabharatamahakavya, Kavishiksha, Jinendrasamkshiptacarita.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 155 < [Volume 14 (1904)]
Vasantavilasa of Balachandra Suri (translation and study) (by R. T. Bhat)
Part 5 - Literary Circle of Mahamatya Vastupala < [Chapter 3 - Historical account of Vastupala and his achievements]
Part 6 - Death of Viradhavala and Vastupala < [Chapter 3 - Historical account of Vastupala and his achievements]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 21 - R膩ja艣ekhara鈥檚 later work鈥檚 on Kavi-艣ik峁Ｄ� < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 1.1 - Discipline, nature and divisions of S膩hitya-vidy膩 (poetics) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
14. Date of Sabhyalamkarana (an Anthology by Govindajit) < [Volume 3 (1956)]
7. Exact Date of the Advaitasudha of Lakshmana Pandita < [Volume 3 (1956)]
Index (of third volume) < [Volume 3 (1956)]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 4 - Sanskrit mah膩k膩vyas < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Part 6 - Kavisamaya or the poetic convention < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The 艢r墨ka峁囜弓hacarita]