Candanapura, Candana-pura: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Candanapura 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chandanapura.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraCandanapura (चन्दनपुर) is the name of an ancient city, as mentioned in the third story of the Vetālapañcaviṃśati in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 77. Accordingly, “... in a short time his [Dhanadatta’s] wealth was exhausted by dissipation, and being ashamed of his poverty, he left his own country, to wander about in foreign lands. And in the course of his travels he reached a place named Candanapura, and desiring food, he entered the house of a certain merchant”.
The story of Candanapura is mentioned in the Vetālapañcaviṃśati (twenty-five tales of a vetāla) which is embedded in the twelfth book of the Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’). The main book is a famous Sanskrit epic detailing the exploits of prince Naravāhanadatta in his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The Kathā-sarit-sāgara is is explained to be an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā which consisted of 100,000 verses and in turn forms part of an even 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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandanapura (चन्दनपुर).—[neuter] [Name] of a town.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandanapura (चन्दनपुर):—[=candana-pura] [from candana > cand] n. Name of a town, [Kathāsaritsāgara lxxvii, 20],
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pura, Candana.
Full-text: Ratnavali.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Candanapura, Candana-pura; (plurals include: Candanapuras, puras). 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 LXXVII < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 12 - Description of the Holy Place Ekāmravana (Bhuvaneśvara) < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]