Daigdaha, Daigdāha, Daish-daha: 1 definition

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Daigdaha 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)

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Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Daigdāha (दैग्दाह) (from digdāha) refers to a “conflagration of the regions of the sky”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 12.92. The phenomenon is referred to in Kumāra 15.96 and in Māgha 15.21. [...] The phenomenon in question is a lurid, red colour spreading in the regions of the sky; and Bṛhatsaṃhitā explains that when it is yellow, it indicates peril for the king, and brings disaster to a country when it has the glow of fire.

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Kavya (काव्य, 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 poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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