Bhavananda: 5 definitions
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Bhavananda 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraBhavananda (भवनन्द) is the name of an actor and fried of Somadatta, a Brāhman from the city of Kauśāmbī, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara chapter 2. Somadatta and Vasudattā had a son named Vararuci, who was an incarnation of Puṣpadanta (a subordinate of Śiva), who was cursed by Pārvatī for overhearing Śiva narrating the adventures of the seven vidhyādharas.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Bhavananda, 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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Bhavānanda (भवानन्द) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Sarvānanda, brother of Paramānanda Cakravartin (Mahimnaḥstavaṭīkā) and Devānanda. L. 3168.
2) Bhavānanda (भवानन्द):—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa] Padyāvalī. He mentions Yogeśvara.
3) Bhavānanda (भवानन्द):—Kalpalatā, vedānta.
4) Bhavānanda (भवानन्द):—Sadarpakandarpa kāvya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhavananda (भवनन्द):—[=bhava-nanda] [from bhava] m. Name of an actor, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) Bhavānanda (भवानन्द):—[from bhava] m. Name of various authors (also with śarman and siddhānta-vāg-īśa), [Catalogue(s)]
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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: Bhava, Nanda.
Starts with: Bhavananda sarvabhauma, Bhavananda sharman, Bhavananda siddhantavagisha, Bhavanandana, Bhavanandasamgraha, Bhavanandasiddhantavagisha, Bhavanandavyakhya.
Ends with: Anubhavananda.
Full-text (+65): Shatkarakavivecana, Bhavanandasamgraha, Bhavanandavyakhya, Dashalakaravicara, Bhavanandi, Siddhantalakshanatika, Tarkagranthavyakhya, Karakadyarthanirnaya, Sahacara, Bhavanandiya, Bhavanandiyakhandana, Ladarthavada, Anumanacintamanididhitisaramanjari, Bhavananda sarvabhauma, Raghavendra, Bhavananda sharman, Sadarpakandarpa, Bhavanandipradipa, Paramarshagrantharahasya, Samgatilakshana.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Bhavananda, Bhavānanda, Bhava-nanda; (plurals include: Bhavanandas, Bhavānandas, nandas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.1.170 < [Chapter 1 - Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes]
Verse 1.2.31 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
The Bible of Sanskrit Poetics < [Introduction]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter II < [Book I - Kathāpīṭha]