Amaradatta, Amara-datta: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Amaradatta (अमरदत्त) is the name of an ancient king from Ayodhyā, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 69. Accordingly: “... there is a city of the name of Ayodhyā famous in the three worlds. In it there lived in old time a king named Amaradatta. He was of resplendent brightness, and he had a wife named Surataprabhā, who was as closely knit to him as the oblation to the fire”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Amaradatta, 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
Amaradatta (अमरदत्त).—Name of a lexicographer, of a prince. Ks.
Derivable forms: amaradattaḥ (अमरदत्तः).
Amaradatta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amara and datta (दत्त).
Amaradatta (अमरदत्त) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—lexicographer. Quoted by Halāyudha, Medinīkara, Rāyamukuṭa, Bhānujī.
1) Amaradatta (अमरदत्त):—[=a-mara-datta] [from a-mara > a-mamri] m. Name of a lexicographer
2) [v.s. ...] of a prince, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Amaradatta (अमरदत्त):—(a + da) m. Nomen proprium ein Lexicograph [Medinīkoṣa Anhang 2.] [Colebrooke II, 59.]
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Amaradatta (अमरदत्त):—Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Kathāsaritsāgara 69, 15.]
Amaradatta (अमरदत्त):—m. ein Mannsname.
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 (+0): Amara, Datta.
Full-text (+0): Mrigankadatta, Surataprabha, Alinda, Vimalabuddhi, Bhimaparakrama, Sthulabahu, Meghabala, Vyaghrasena, Vicitrakatha, Pracandashakti, Dridhamushti, Gunakara, Dhishtya, Vikramakesharin.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Amaradatta, Amara-datta; (plurals include: Amaradattas, dattas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CIII < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]
Choosing a King by divine will < [Notes]
Chapter LXX < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 40 < [Volume 3 (1874)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Pre-Amarakośa Lexicographers < [Chapter 1 - Kośa Literature–A Brief Survey]
Kathasaritsagara (cultural study) (by S. W. Chitale)
The Conseeration Ceremony (Abhiseka) < [Chapter 2 - Political conditions]
Royal Courtiers—Council of Ministers < [Chapter 2 - Political conditions]
Qualities, ideals and duties of a Minister < [Chapter 2 - Political conditions]
Panchatantra: A reflex of Arthashastra (by M. N. Indrani)
Nitikatha-sahitya in Classical Sanskrit < [Chapter 1 - A survey of the Niti-Katha-Sahitya]