Hiranyadatta, Hiraṇyadatta: 3 definitions
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Hiranyadatta 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara1) Hiraṇyadatta (हिरण्यदत्त) is the name of a merchant, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 4. Hiraṇyadatta was left in charge of Vararuci’s wealth in order to maintain his house, while Vararuci went vasting to Mount Himālaya.
2) Hiraṇyadatta (हिरण्यदत्त) is the son of Vasudatta and Manovatī according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 22. Vasudatta was a previous human incarnation of Jīmūtavāhana and Manovatī is the daughter of the vidyādhara named Citrāṅgada. The tale of his previous incarnation was told by Jīmūtavāhana to Mitrāvasu (son of Viśvāvasu) for the sake of his curiosity.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Hiraṇyadatta, 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.
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’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHiraṇyadatta (हिरण्यदत्त):—[=hiraṇya-datta] [from hiraṇya > hiraṇa] m. Name of various men, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 148 - Greatness of Kuṇḍalakūpa (Kuṇḍala-kūpa) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)