Bandhumitra: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Bandhumitra 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Bandhumitra (बन्धुमित्र) is the name of a mendicant who obtained the rank of a Vidyādhara, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 55. Accordingly, as the Vidyādhara said to king Kanakavarṣa: “... I, when in old time I was a religious mendicant, of the name of Bandhumitra, dwelt in your city [Kanakapura]. Then you helped me in my rites, when I respectfully asked you to do so, and so I obtained the rank of a Vidyādhara, by making a goblin my servant...”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Bandhumitra, 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’.
India history and geography
Bandhumitra (बन्धुमित्र) is an example of a name based on abstract qualities mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions. 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. Derivation of personal names (e.g., Bandhumitra) during the rule of the Guptas followed patterns such as tribes, places, rivers and mountains.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Bandhumitra (बन्धुमित्र):—[=bandhu-mitra] [from bandhu > bandh] m. ‘friend of relations’, Name of a man, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Bandhumitra (बन्धुमित्र):—m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Kathāsaritsāgara 55, 207.]
Bandhumitra (बन्धुमित्र):—m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes.
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: Mitra, Bandhu.
Full-text: Bandhuprabha.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 677 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 2]
Page 614 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 2]
Page 322 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 3]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
(iv) Potana < [56. Some Authors of Works in Regional Languages]
Reviews < [January-February 1931]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LV < [Book IX - Alaṅkāravatī]