Bindumati, Bindumatī: 5 definitions
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Bindumati 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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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaBindumatī (बिन्दुमती):—Daughter of Śaśabindu. She begot three sons with Māndhātā, whom were called Purukutsa, Ambarīṣa, and Mucukunda. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.6.38)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBindumatī (बिन्दुमती).—The queen of the great King Māndhātā. Bindumatī was the daughter of the King Śaśabindu. Purukutsa and Mucukunda were the two sons born to her from Māndhātā. (Devī Bhāgavata, Skandha 7).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Bindumatī (बिन्दुमती).—The Queen of Marīci and mother of Bindumat.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 15. 15.
1b) A daughter of Śaśabindu (Śatabindu) and queen of Māmdhātā also known as Caitrarathi (s.v.) and mother of three sons, Mucukunda, Ambarīṣa and Purukutśa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 6. 38; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 2. 66; Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 70-2.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumBindumatī (बिन्दुमती) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—nāṭaka. Quoted in Sāhityadarpaṇa p. 205.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bindumatī (बिन्दुमती):—[=bindu-matī] [from bindu-mat > bindu > bind] f. Name of a kind of verse, [Kādambarī]
2) [v.s. ...] of a drama, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of the wife of Marīci (cf. above), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a daughter of Śaśa-bindu and wife of Māndhātṛ, [Harivaṃśa]
5) [v.s. ...] of the murderess of Vidūratha, [Vāsavadattā, [Introduction]]
6) [v.s. ...] of a fisherman’s daughter, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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)
Full-text: Purukutsa, Bindumant, Bindumat, Mucukunda, Caitrarathi, Mandhata, Ambarisha, Shashabindu, Marici.
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 15 - Description of Bharata’s Dynasty < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Chapter 6 - History of Ikṣvāku’s Posterity < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 63 - The Ikṣvāku dynasty (vaṃśa) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]