Lakshmidasa, Lakṣmīdāsa: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Lakṣmīdāsa can be transliterated into English as Laksmidasa or Lakshmidasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaLakṣmīdāsa (लक्ष्मीदास).—A Sanskrit poet who was the author of Śukasandeśa.
. Birth. He was born in the former state of Cochin in Kariṅgāmpilly Mana. This Mana (house) was near the temple of Tṛppūtamaṅgala in Vellārappilly in Cochin (Kaṇayannūr taluk). The Kariṅgāmpilly Mana was bearing the position of Taliyātiri in the village of Irāṇikkula. It is over two hundred years since that Mana became extinct. (The houses of Namboothiri brahmins are called Manas).
It is believed that the famous 'Śukasandeśa' was written in 112 M.E. There is one set of historians who hold that it was written in 666 A.D. But the famous scholar and poet Ullūr states with authority that it was written in the 10th or 11th century A.D. Stories about this poet. As usual there are legends regarding this poet also. That the poet was a very dull boy in his childhood and that he became bright and brilliant by the blessings of his guru is one legend. After writing his Śukasandeśa the poet went on a pilgrimage in South India. One night he came to a brahmin’s house but was not given any food or a place to sleep. He slept in an open veranda on the outside. He was lying awake when he heard his 'Śukasandeśa' being read inside by a few people. At a stage they were not able to follow the import of a verse when Lakṣmīdāsa shouted the meaning from outside. A door opened and a voice enquired in Tamil "Are you Kariṅgāmpilly?" When he said yes they were extremely happy and took him inside and treated him with respect. Works. No major work other then Śukasandeśa has been found. Two small poems are available.
Śukasandeśa has been written on the model of the famous Meghasandeśa of Kālidāsa. Many commentaries on this have come to light; of these the one written by Mānavedan Rāja of Kozhikode Palace named Vilāsinī is the best. Other commentaries named Varavarṇinī, Cintātilaka and Vyākṛti are also worth mentioning. (See full article at Story of Lakṣmīdāsa from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Lakṣmīdāsa (लक्ष्मीदास) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Anumānalakṣaṇa [nyāya]
2) Lakṣmīdāsa (लक्ष्मीदास):—Yogaśataka med.
3) Lakṣmīdāsa (लक्ष्मीदास):—of Kerala: Śukasaṃdeśa kāvya.
4) Lakṣmīdāsa (लक्ष्मीदास):—son of Vācaspati Miśra, grandson of Keśava, composed in 1501: Gaṇitattvacintāmaṇi Siddhāntaśiromaṇiṭīkā.
5) Lakṣmīdāsa (लक्ष्मीदास):—son of Gopāla, composed in 1618: Muhūrtamuktāvalī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLakṣmīdāsa (लक्ष्मीदास):—[=lakṣmī-dāsa] [from lakṣmī > lakṣ] m. Name of various men, [ib.; Colebrooke]
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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.
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Partial matches: Lakshmi, Dasa, Taca.
Full-text (+4): Shukasamdesha, Caracintamani, Jivadatta, Anumanalakshana, Shrisena, Bhishidasa, Ganitatattvacintamani, Pradyumnabhyudaya, Vishnugupta, Siddhantacudamani, Vasumatikalyana, Hamsasamdesha, Goladhyaya, Harinatha, Virabhadra, Siddhantashiromani, Naganatha, Ganitadhyaya, Narayana Pandita, Yogashataka.
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Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
2. The Sukasandesa by Mahakavi Lakshmidasa < [Chapter 4 - Traces of Historical Facts from Sandesha Kavyas and Short poems]
1. Introduction to Sandesha Kavyas < [Chapter 4 - Traces of Historical Facts from Sandesha Kavyas and Short poems]
1.3. The Yogavilasita by Krishnachandra < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)