Kottapura, Koṭṭapura, Kotta-pura: 2 definitions
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Kottapura 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.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptionsKoṭṭapura (कोट्टपुर).—According to Fleet Koṭṭūr (from Koṭṭapura) being a very common Dravidian name, may be looked for in any Koṭṭūra of note, in a mountainous part of Southern India, e. g. possibly Koṭṭūr in the Coimbatore district, at the foot of one of the passes in the Anaimalai Hills. Also see Koṭṭūra: a place-name without suffix and is mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. 1. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKoṭṭapura (कोट्टपुर):—[=koṭṭa-pura] [from koṭṭa > koṭa] n. Name of a town in Magadha, [Bhadrabāhu-caritra]
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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