Lohanagara, Loha-nagara: 5 definitions
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Lohanagara 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: Kath膩sarits膩garaLohanagara (啶侧啶灌え啶椸ぐ) is the name of an ancient city, as mentioned in the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 27. Accordingly, as some captured men said to king Vikramasi峁僪a: 鈥�... and in course of time we reached the city of Lohanagara, where was the house of the husband of that woman, who lived by trading. And we all remained during that day in a temple outside the walls. And there I met my friend, this second Br膩hman. And though we had never met before, we felt a confidence in one another at first sight; the heart of creatures recognises friendships formed in a previous birth鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Lohanagara, 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�.
India history and geography
: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptionsLohanagara (啶侧啶灌え啶椸ぐ).鈥擳he place is noticed in Lohaner Plates of Pulake艣in II. It is identical with Lohaner in Beglan taluq of the Nasik district, Maharashtra.
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLohanagara (啶侧啶灌え啶椸ぐ):鈥擺=loha-nagara] [from loha] n. Name of a town, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
[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.
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Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Sanskrit Inscriptions (G): The C膩lukyas < [Chapter 3]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XXVII < [Book VI - Madanama帽cuk膩]
Kathasaritsagara (cultural study) (by S. W. Chitale)