Citrasthala: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Citrasthala 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 Chitrasthala.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩garaCitrasthala (啶氞た啶む啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶�) is the name of a garden situated on a plateau of the Him膩laya, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 73. Accordingly, as Kapi艣abhr奴 said to Saud膩min墨: 鈥�... as I was coming to-day, I saw your betrothed A峁弓ah膩sa in a garden named Citrasthala, on a plateau of the Him膩layas, full of longing for you鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Citrasthala, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a 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�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitrasthala (啶氞た啶む啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶�):鈥擺=citra-sthala] [from citra > cit] n. Name of a garden, [Kath膩sarits膩gara lxxiii, 39.]
[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)
Partial matches: Sthala, Citra.
Full-text: Prithudara.
Relevant text
Search found 2 books and stories containing Citrasthala, Citra-sthala; (plurals include: Citrasthalas, sthalas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LXXIII < [Book XII - 艢a艣膩峁卥avat墨]