Amudra: 3 definitions
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Amudra 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.
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Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaAmudra (अमुद्र) refers to “limitless” and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 3.86.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Amudra (अमुद्र):—[=a-mudra] mfn. having no seal (by which to prove one’s self legitimate), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] having no impression or image of one’s self, having no equal, [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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with (+227): Abhayamudra, Abhijnanamudra, Adharamudra, Adharanamudra, Adharmamudra, Ajinasamudra, Ajinavarasamudra, Ajinavaravabhasasamudra, Akarshanamudra, Aksharasamayamudra, Alapallavamudra, Amanaskamudra, Amritamudra, Anantasanamudra, Angamudra, Anguliyamudra, Ankushamudra, Apyayanamudra, Aranyamudra, Ardhaharasamudra.
Full-text: Kshemamgama, Shri Yantra.
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The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
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Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter IV - The different denominations of om < [The om tat sat]
The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)