Prithvirupa, 笔峁泃丑惫墨谤奴辫补: 5 definitions
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Prithvirupa 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.
The Sanskrit term 笔峁泃丑惫墨谤奴辫补 can be transliterated into English as Prthvirupa or Prithvirupa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia笔峁泃丑惫墨谤奴辫补 (啶啶ム啶掂啶班啶�).鈥擜 beautiful king of a country called Prati峁ａ弓h膩na. Once three wise yogins came to him and said "Oh King, we have travelled round the world. There is a princess in Muktidv墨pa called R奴palat膩. In beauty she will be a good match for you." On hearing this 笔峁泃丑惫墨谤奴辫补 calling the court artist Kum膩radatta to his side said "Paint a picture of mine and go along with these three sanny膩sins to Muktidv墨pa and give the painting in private to the princess there and also bring me an exact painting of hers."
The painter went to Muktidv墨pa and the King coming to know of the talents of the artist Kum膩radatta commissioned him to paint a picture of his daughter R奴palat膩. He did the work beautifully. The King was immensely pleased and he enquired if Kum膩radatta had seen a suitable prince for R奴palat膩. Kum膩radatta immediately showed him the portrait of 笔峁泃丑惫墨谤奴辫补. The king found the prince extremely suitable and entrusted the artist himself with the task of negotiating the marriage with 笔峁泃丑惫墨谤奴辫补. Kum膩radatta returned to his King with the portrait of R奴palat膩 and 笔峁泃丑惫墨谤奴辫补 was infatuated with the dazzling beauty of R奴palat膩. Before long the marriage of 笔峁泃丑惫墨谤奴辫补 with R奴palat膩 was conducted in all grandeur. (Ala峁卥膩ravat墨lambaka, Kath膩sarits膩gara, Tara峁単a 1).
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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: Kath膩sarits膩gara笔峁泃丑惫墨谤奴辫补 (啶啶ム啶掂啶班啶�) is the name of an ancient king from Prati峁ａ弓h膩na, according to in the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 51. Accordingly, 鈥�... there is in the Deccan a city named Prati峁ａ弓h膩na. In it lived a very handsome king named 笔峁泃丑惫墨谤奴辫补. Once on a time two discerning Buddhist hermits came to him鈥�.
The story of 笔峁泃丑惫墨谤奴辫补 was narrated by the Gomukha to Narav膩hanadatta in order to amuse him through the night and to demonstrate that 鈥渢he resolute endure painful separation for a long time鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 笔峁泃丑惫墨谤奴辫补, 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 Dictionary笔峁泃丑惫墨谤奴辫补 (啶啶ム啶掂啶班啶�):鈥擺=辫峁泃丑惫墨-谤奴辫补] [from p峁泃hv墨 > p峁泃h] m. Name of a prince, [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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prithvi, Rupa.
Full-text: Kumaridatta, Rupalata, Hemalata, Muktipura, Nirbhaya, Mangalaghata, Putrapura, Udaracarita, Rupadhara.
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