Vijayanagara, Vijaya-nagara: 6 definitions
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Vijayanagara 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.
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: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Architecture (1): Early and Classical Architecture (h)Vijayanagara Temples鈥擳he very large and powerful empire of Vijayanagara was established in the ancient city of Vijayanagara (now called Hampi) in Karnataka in 1336. The monarchs of Vijayanagara contributed in no small measure to the development of temple art and architecture in South India. They drew upon the architectural plan of the temples of the Tamil country and constructed the beautiful temples in Hampi such as the Vi峁弓hala temple, Acyutar膩y膩 temple and the gopura of the Virup膩k峁 temple.
: Shodhganga: The significance of the m奴la-beras (history)Vijayanagara Dynasty (AD 1336):鈥擳he last important phase of art in South India is a mingling of late Chalukya and late Chola art under the Vijayanagara monarchs. In the 14th century, the Vijayanagara empire was established. Krishnadevaraya (AD 1509-1529) was a patron of fine arts.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVijayanagara (啶掂た啶溹く啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擭ame of a town.
Derivable forms: vijayanagaram (啶掂た啶溹く啶ㄠ啶班ぎ啷�).
Vijayanagara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vijaya and nagara (啶ㄠ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVijayanagara (啶掂た啶溹く啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擺=vi-jaya-nagara] [from vi-jaya > vi-ji] n. Name of a town in Kar峁嚹佱弓a, [Catalogue(s)]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVijayanagara (嗖掂部嗖溹帛嗖ㄠ矖嗖�):鈥擺noun] the name of the capital city of Vijayanagar empire; Hampi, near Hosap膿峁璭, in Karn膩峁璦ka.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Vijaya, Nagara.
Starts with: Vijayanagara Empire.
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Search found 58 books and stories containing Vijayanagara, Vijaya-nagara; (plurals include: Vijayanagaras, nagaras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati D膩sa)
Verse 1.13.160-162 < [Chapter 13 - Defeating Digvijay墨]
Verse 3.3.270 < [Chapter 3 - Mah膩prabhu鈥檚 Deliverance of Sarvabhauma, Exhibition of His Six-armed Form, and Journey to Bengal]
Verse 1.9.195 < [Chapter 9 - Nity膩nanda鈥檚 Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Papanasam < [Chapter XII - Temples of Kulottunga III鈥檚 Time]
Temples in Argal (Argalur) < [Chapter XII - Temples of Kulottunga III鈥檚 Time]
Temples in Srirangam < [Chapter II - Temples of Kulottunga I鈥檚 Time]
Maxmuller鈥檚 Service to India < [April 鈥� June, 2006]
Reviews < [April 1937]
Reviews < [November-December 1934]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Bhaumika Vim膩nas (Temples of South India, Decan and Greater India) < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Pr膩s膩das and Vim膩nas)]
Chapter 3 - The Development of the Pr膩s膩da-v膩stu < [Volume 5 - Temple Architecture]
Vijayanagara Style (1350鈥�1565 A.D.) < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Pr膩s膩das and Vim膩nas)]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Olakkur < [Rajendra Deva II]
Temples in Kulambandal < [Chapter IV - Temples of Rajendra I鈥檚 Time]
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