Vishnumati, ³Õ¾±į¹£į¹³Ü³¾²¹³ŁÄ«: 3 definitions
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Vishnumati 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 ³Õ¾±į¹£į¹³Ü³¾²¹³ŁÄ« can be transliterated into English as Visnumati or Vishnumati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara³Õ¾±į¹£į¹³Ü³¾²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤µą¤æą¤·ą„ą¤£ą„ą¤®ą¤¤ą„) was the queen of ÅatÄnÄ«ka, the King from the PÄį¹įøava family, who was the son of Janamejaya, and the grandson of King ParÄ«kį¹£it, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 9. They had a son named SahasrÄnÄ«ka.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (āocean of streams of storyā�), mentioning ³Õ¾±į¹£į¹³Ü³¾²¹³ŁÄ«, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²āÄå»å³ó²¹°ł²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guį¹Äįøhyaās Bį¹hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (ą¤ą¤¾ą¤µą„ą¤�, 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 āepic poetryā� and natya, or ādramatic poetryā�.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia³Õ¾±į¹£į¹³Ü³¾²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤µą¤æą¤·ą„ą¤£ą„ą¤®ą¤¤ą„).āThe queen of the king named ÅatÄnÄ«ka. SahasrÄnÄ«ka was the son born to ³Õ¾±į¹£į¹³Ü³¾²¹³ŁÄ« and ÅatÄnÄ«ka. (KathÄsaritsÄgara, KathÄmukhalambaka, Taraį¹ ga 1).
The Purana (ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤�, purÄį¹as) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient Indiaās 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ¾±į¹£į¹³Ü³¾²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤µą¤æą¤·ą„ą¤£ą„ą¤®ą¤¤ą„):ā[=±¹¾±į¹£į¹³Ü-³¾²¹³ŁÄ«] [from viį¹£į¹u-mat > viį¹£į¹u] f. Name of a princess, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]
Sanskrit, also spelled ą¤øą¤ą¤øą„ą¤ą„ą¤¤ą¤®ą„� (²õ²¹į¹s°ģį¹t²¹³¾), 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: Vishnu.
Full-text: Vishnumant, Shandilya, Kankeshvari, Sahasranika, Camunda, Shatanika.
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