Sangramadatta, Saṅgrāmadatta: 1 definition
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Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraSaṅgrāmadatta (सङ्ग्रामदत्त) is the name of a Brāhman from Pāṭaliputra according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 38. Accordingly, “... and in a few days a Brāhman, named Saṅgrāmadatta, having heard the fame of her bounty, which was spread abroad in every direction, came from Pāṭaliputra. He, being poor, but acquainted with four Vedas, and endowed with virtues, entered into her presence desiring a gift, being announced by the doorkeepers”.
The story of Saṅgrāmadatta was narrated by Marubhūti in order to demonstrate that “women are generally fickle, but not always, for even courtesans are seen to be rich in good qualities, much more others”, in other words, that “even courtesans are occasionally of noble character and as faithful to kings as their own wives, much more than matrons of high birth”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Saṅgrāmadatta, 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’.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
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