Padmakuta, ±Ê²¹»å³¾²¹°ìÅ«á¹a: 5 definitions
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Padmakuta 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia±Ê²¹»å³¾²¹°ìÅ«á¹a (पदà¥à¤®à¤•ूà¤�).—The palace where SuprabhÄ wife of ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa used to reside. (DÄká¹£iṇÄtya PÄá¹ha, Chapter 38, SabhÄ Parva).

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara±Ê²¹»å³¾²¹°ìÅ«á¹a (पदà¥à¤®à¤•ूà¤�) is the name of an ancient VidyÄdhara king from KÄñcanÄbha, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 58. Accordingly, as ManorathaprabhÄ said to Somaprabha: â€�... there is here, on the table-land of the HimÄlayas, a city named KÄñcanÄbha, and in it there dwells a king of the VidyÄdharas named ±Ê²¹»å³¾²¹°ìÅ«á¹aâ€�.
The story of ±Ê²¹»å³¾²¹°ìÅ«á¹a 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 ±Ê²¹»å³¾²¹°ìÅ«á¹a, 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.

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€�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ±Ê²¹»å³¾²¹°ìÅ«á¹a (पदà¥à¤®à¤•ूà¤�):—[=±è²¹»å³¾²¹-°ìÅ«á¹a] [from padma] m. Name of a prince of the VidyÄ-dharas, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]
2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of the palace of Su-bhÄ«mÄ, [Harivaṃśa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Padma, Kitta.
Starts with: Padmakutagara.
Full-text: Kancanabha, Suprabha, Manorathaprabha, Hemaprabha.
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Kathasaritsagara (cultural study) (by S. W. Chitale)
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