In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Haṃsadvīpa (हंसद्वीप) is the name of an island (dvīpa), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 73. Accordingly, as Gaṇeśa said to his Gaṇas: “... now there is an island named Haṃsadvīpa in the western sea (aparāmbhas); and in it is a king named Anaṅgodaya, and he has a lovely daughter named Anaṅgamañjarī”.

Haṃsadvīpa is also mentioned in to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 101. Accordingly, as Muni Kaṇva said to Mṛgāṅkadatta in his hermitage: “... the ambassador [Surathadeva] travelled quickly, and reached the city of King Mahendrāditya on the shore of the sea, named Śaśāṅkapura. There he embarked on a ship, and after some days he reached the palace of King Mandāradeva in Haṃsadvīpa”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Haṃsadvīpa, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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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’.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Haṃsadvīpa (हंसद्वीप) is the name an ancient kingdom, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.7 [The killing of Rāvaṇa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “[...] After conquering Haṃsaratha on Haṃsadvīpa near Laṅkā, the best of the Raghus [i.e., Rāma] camped there. When Kākutstha was nearby, like Saturn in Pisces, Laṅkā trembled in every direction, fearing the end of the world. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Haṃsadvīpa (हंसद्वीप):—[=haṃsa-dvīpa] [from haṃsa] m. n. Name of an island, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

[Sanskrit to German]

Hamsadvipa in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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: Dvipa, Hamsa.

Full-text: Hamsaratha, Anangodaya, Vinitamati, Anangamanjari, Shashankapura, Surathadeva, Mandaravati, Brahmasoma, Mandaradeva, Kumaradatta, Mahendraditya, Katyayani, Candrasvamin.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Hamsadvipa, Hamsa-dvipa, Haṃsa-dvīpa, Haṃsadvīpa; (plurals include: Hamsadvipas, dvipas, dvīpas, Haṃsadvīpas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 1: Expedition to Laṅkā < [Chapter VII - The killing of Rāvaṇa]

Part 3: War between the Rākṣasas and Vānaras < [Chapter VII - The killing of Rāvaṇa]

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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)

Chapter CI < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]

Chapter LXXIII < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]

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