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Hiranyavati, ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹±¹²¹³ÙÄ«, Hiranya-vati: 4 definitions

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Hiranyavati 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.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara

1) ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹±¹²¹³ÙÄ« (हिरणà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¤à¥€) is the name of an ancient city situated in Avanti, whose name is associated with the DvÄparayuga, as mentioned in the ninth story of the ³Õ±ð³ÙÄå±ô²¹±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹±¹¾±á¹ƒÅ›a³Ù¾± in the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 83. Accordingly, â€�... there is in Avanti a city built by gods at the beginning of the world, which is limitless as the body of Åšiva, and renowned for enjoyment and prosperity, even as his body is adorned with the snake’s hood and ashes. It was called PadmÄv²¹³ÙÄ« in the Ká¹›ta Yuga, Bhogav²¹³ÙÄ« in the TretÄ Yuga, ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹±¹²¹³ÙÄ« in the DvÄpara Yuga, and UjjayinÄ« in the Kali Yuga. And in it there lived an excellent king, named VÄ«radeva, and he had a queen named Padmaratiâ€�.

2) ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹±¹²¹³ÙÄ« (हिरणà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¤à¥€) is the wife of DhanapÄla, a merchant (±¹²¹á¹‡iÂá) from TÄmraliptÄ«, according to the nineteenth story of the ³Õ±ð³ÙÄå±ô²¹±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹±¹¾±á¹ƒÅ›a³Ù¾± in the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 93. Accordingly, â€�... when she [Dhanav²¹³ÙÄ«] grew up to womanhood, the merchant [DhanapÄla] died; and his relations seized his property, as the king did not interfere to protect it. Then the wife of that merchant, who was named ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹±¹²¹³ÙÄ«, took her own jewels and ornaments, which she had carefully concealed, and left her house secretly at the beginning of the night, with her daughter Dhanav²¹³ÙÄ«, and fled, to escape from her husband’s relationsâ€�.

The story of ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹±¹²¹³ÙÄ« is mentioned in the ³Õ±ð³ÙÄå±ô²¹±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹±¹¾±á¹ƒÅ›a³Ù¾± (twenty-five tales of a ±¹±ð³ÙÄå±ô²¹) which is embedded in the twelfth book of the KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�). The main book is a famous Sanskrit epic detailing the exploits of prince NaravÄhanadatta in his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The KathÄ-sarit-sÄgara is is explained to be an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ which consisted of 100,000 verses and in turn forms part of an even larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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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€�.

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India history and geography

: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early Buddhism

±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹±¹²¹³ÙÄ« (हिरणà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¤à¥€) is the name of an ancient river, as recorded in the PÄli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—The MahÄparinibbÄna Suttanta states that the SÄla grove of the Mallas where the Buddha lay in his MahÄparinibbÄna was situated near the river ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹±¹²¹³ÙÄ« identical probably, as Smith indicates, with the Gaṇá¸ak (Early Hist. of India, p. 167 11.).

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹±¹²¹³ÙÄ« (हिरणà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¤à¥€).—once (m.c.?) °vatyÄ (compare § 10.6), (= Pali Hiraññav²¹³ÙÄ«; see s.v. Ä€ryav²¹³ÙÄ«), name of a river, on the bank of which the Buddha entered nirvÄṇa: (Ä€°ù²â²¹-)²Ñ²¹Ã±Âá³ÜÅ›°ùÄ«³¾Å«±ô²¹°ì²¹±ô±è²¹ 354.14; 580.9 (nadyÄá¹� °vatyÄyÄá¹�, verse, perhaps m.c. for °vatyÄá¹�); 595.4 (verse, °v²¹³ÙÄ«-tÄ«re); ²Ñ²¹³óÄå-²ÑÄå²âÅ«°ùÄ« 253.8 (in list of names); MPS 29.4.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹±¹²¹³ÙÄ« (हिरणà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¤à¥€):—[=³ó¾±°ù²¹á¹‡y²¹-±¹²¹³ÙÄ«] [from hiraṇya-vat > hiraṇya > hiraṇa] f. (²¹³ÙÄ«) Name of UjjayinÄ« in the third age, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]

2) [v.s. ...] of a river, [Buddhist literature]

3) [v.s. ...] of various women, [KathÄsaritsÄgara; Catalogue(s)]

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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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