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Makarandika, ²Ñ²¹°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å¾±°ìÄå: 5 definitions

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Makarandika 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.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara

²Ñ²¹°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å¾±°ìÄå (मकरनà¥à¤¦à¤¿à¤•à¤�) is the daughter of the VidyÄdhara king Siṃhavikrama, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 58. Accordingly, as ManorathaprabhÄ said to Somaprabha: â€�... there is a king of the VidyÄdharas, named Siṃhavikrama, and he has a matchless daughter named ²Ñ²¹°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å¾±°ìÄå; she is a friend of mine, dear as my life, who sympathises with my grief, and she to-day sent her attendant to learn tidings of meâ€�.

The story of ²Ñ²¹°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å¾±°ìÄå was narrated by Gomukha to NaravÄhanadatta in order to demonstrate that “the appointed union of human beings certainly takes place in this world, though vast spaces interveneâ€�.

The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ²Ñ²¹°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å¾±°ìÄå, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a 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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

²Ñ²¹°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å¾±°ìÄå (मकरनà¥à¤¦à¤¿à¤•à¤�).—A kind of metre.

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

1) ²Ñ²¹°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å¾±°ìÄå (मकरनà¥à¤¦à¤¿à¤•à¤�):—[from makaranda] f. a kind of metre, [Colebrooke]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of the daughter of a VidyÄ-dhara, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]

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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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