Candrakanta, Candrakāntī, Candrakānta, Candrakāntā, Candra-kanta, Candrakantā, Candra-kanti, Camdrakamta, Camdrakamti: 32 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaCandrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त).—Name of a waterfall situated in Candradvīpa, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 84. Candradvīpa is the name of a celestial region (dvīpa) covering one thousand yojanas.
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaCandrakāntī (चन्द्रकान्ती) is the name of a beautiful damsel (kanyā), with black curly hair and red lips, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 92. Candrakāntī (and other innumerable ladies) arose out of the agitation of Vaiṣṇavī while she was doing penance at Viśālā. For these young women, Vaiṣṇavī created the city Devīpura, containing numerous mansions with golden balconies, crystal stairs and water fountains, with jewelled windows and gardens.
Vaiṣṇavī is the form of Trikalā having a red body representing the energy of Viṣṇu. Trikalā is the name of a Goddess born from the combined looks of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara (Śiva).
The Varāhapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and Sūta is the main narrator.
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationCandrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त) refers to “lunar stones”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.32 (“The seven celestial sages arrive”).—Accordingly, as the Seven Sages said amongst each other (when arriving at Himavatpura city): “This city seems to be better than Alakā, heaven, Bhogavatī and even Amarāvatī. The houses are beautiful and well-built. The courtyards are well laid out and paved with different kinds of crystals and jewels of variegated colours. Slabs of solar and lunar stones (candrakānta) are found in every house. Different kinds of celestial trees are also growing here. [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Candrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त).—Mt. a kulaparvata of the Uttarakuru country;1 entered the sea from fear of Indra.2
2a) Candrakāntā (चन्द्रकान्ता).—A Śakti.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 44. 75.
2b) A Janapada of the Bhadra country.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 43. 19.
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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstraCandrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त) refers to a type of pillar (stambha). It is a sixteen-sided shaft. Its description is found in texts such as the Kāśyapaśilpa (verse 8.11), Śilparatna (verse 21.59), Īśānaśivagurudevapaddati (verse 31.22) and Kāmikāgama (verse 53.18-20).
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)Candrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त) refers to one of the fifty-two varieties of Temples (prāsāda), as discussed in chapter 8 (Kriyāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [prāsāda-bheda]:—This is ostensibly a highly technical chapter on varieties of vimāna-types. There are 52 varieties of vimānas mentioned [e.g., Candrakānta] based on differences of tāla-measurements and adhiṣṭhāna-basements; but the treatment upon examination gives only the most superficial of distinctions between one type and another.
Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and RauravāgamaCandrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त) refers to “n. of a type of marquee § 3.19.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureCandrakantā (चन्द्रकन्ता) is the name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) to which Hemacandra (1088-1173 C.E.) assigned the alternative name of Vaiśvadevī in his auto-commentary on the second chapter of the Chandonuśāsana. Hemacandra gives these alternative names for the metres by other authorities (like Bharata), even though the number of gaṇas or letters do not differ.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)Candrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त) refers to one of the two types of Sphaṭika (“crystal”), representing a kind of precious stone (gem) used for the making of images (Hindu icons), as defined in the texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—The materials listed in the Āgamas for the making of images are wood, stone, precious gems, metals, terracotta, laterite, earth, and a combination of two or three or more of the materials specified above. The precious stones mentioned in the Āgamas for the purpose of making images are [for example] sphaṭika (crystal). Sphaṭika is of two kinds, the sūryakānta and the candrakānta.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Hare-Krsna: Nava-DurgāCandrakaṇṭā (चन्द्रकण्टा) or Candraghaṇṭā refers to one of the nine Navadurgā which literally means the “nine forms of Goddess Durgā”, and constitute, according to Vedic scriptures, the manifestation of Durgā in Her nine different aspects. [...] Each goddess [viz., Candrakaṇṭā] has a different form and a special significance.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)Candrakānti (चन्द्रकान्ति) or Candrakāntirasa refers to one of the topics discussed in the Rasakaumudī, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The Rasakaumudī by Mādhavakara represents a treatise on practice of medicine and therapeutics. It is a leading work on Hindu medicine, very largely studied in Bengal containing causes and symptoms of diseases. It contains 3,092 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Candrakānti-rasa in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: śirorogādhikāre,—candrakāntirasaḥ.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraCandrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त, “moon-stone”) streams with water when exposed to the moon’s rays. Cf. Bhavabhūti in Uttarāmacarita, VI, p. 12: “The lotus blossoms at sunrise, but the moon-stone streams with water when the star with cold rays appears”. (tr. N. Stchoupak, p. 117). Also see Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV)
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Rangjung Yeshe Wiki: Dharma DictionaryCandrakānti (चन्द्रकान्ति) or Candrakāntitārā (in Tibetan: དཀར་མོ་ཟླ་མདངས་ཀྱི་སྒྲོལ་མ) refers to the “Tārā who is as white as autumn moon” and represents one of the twenty-one emanations of Tārā according to the Kashmiri Mahasiddha Suryagupta Tradition.—Suryagupta or Ravigupta (Tibetan: nyi ma be pa) was a layperson from Kashmir that was cured of leprosy by a miraculous statue of the goddess Tara. Suryagupta is famous for having many visions of Tara and originating many lineages of her practice such as the Twenty-one forms of Tara [e.g., Candrakānti-tārā]. There exists inscriptions and paintings (from the 14th century) of these Twenty-one Taras and they are also described in ritual and meditation texts in both Sanskrit and Tibetan language.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismCandrakāntā (चन्द्रकान्ता) is the wife of Cakṣuṣmān, who is a kulakara (law-giver) according to Śvetāmbara sources, while Digambara names his wife as Dhāriṇī. The kulakaras (similair to the manus of the Brahmanical tradition) figure as important characters protecting and guiding humanity towards prosperity during ancient times of distress, whenever the kalpavṛkṣa (wishing tree) failed to provide the proper service.
These law-givers and their wifes (e.g., Candrakāntā) are listed in various Jain sources, such as the Bhagavatīsūtra and Jambūdvīpaprajñapti in Śvetāmbara, or the Tiloyapaṇṇatti and Ādipurāṇa in the Digambara tradition.
Source: archive.org: Economic Life In Ancient India (as depicted in Jain canonical literature)Candrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त) refers to “moonstar”, and is the name of a type of precious stone (gem or jewel) typically used in ancient India. It is also known by the name Candraprabhā. Both the king (rājan) and the people used to keep previous stones as a part of their wealth and affluence. The king’s mansion was studded with precious stones of various kinds. The rich people possessed them in large quantity and used them in ornaments and for other purposes. The courtesans (gaṇiya) possessed costly jewels and their chambers were adorned with precious jewels. The palanquins of the kings, nobles and rich persons (śreṣṭhins) were inlaid with costly gems.
There were persons expert in the field of gem and jewels (e.g., candrakānta) called maṇikāras (jewellers). There is a reference of maṇikāra-śreṣṭhin in Rājagṛha who had abundant gems and jewels. Various ornaments of pearls and jewels are mentioned in the texts viz. Kaṇagāvali (necklace of gold and gems), rayaṇāvali (necklace of jewels), muttāvali (necklace of pearls), etc. The above description of the various agricultural, agro-based, mining or forestry occupations clearly depicts the high level of perfection achieved in the respective fields.
Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra1) Candrakāntā (चन्द्रकान्ता) was the wife of king Śatabala, the father of Mahābala: a previous incarnation of Ṛṣabha, according to chapter 1.1 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly,
“[...] when he [i.e., Dhana] had fallen from Saudharma, then he was born as a son of King Śatabala, the crest-jewel of the Vidyādharas, by his wife Candrakāntā, in the West Videhas, in the province Gandhilāvatī, on Mt. Vaitāḍhya, in the country named Gandhāra, in the city Gandhasamṛddhaka. He was exceedingly strong, and was named ‘Mahābala’ because of his strength. [...]”.
2) Candrakāntā (चन्द्रकान्ता) is the daughter of Candrayaśas (incarnation of Priyadarśanā) and Vimalavāhana (incarnation of Sāgara or Sāgaracandra), according to chapter 1.2.
Accordingly,
“[...] When half a year only of [Vimalavāhana’s] life remained, his wife Candrayaśas bore twins. A boy and girl, with lives of numberless pūrvas, with good bodies, having the first kind of joints, dark, eight hundred bows tall, named Cakṣuṣmat and Candrakāntā by the parents, born together, they grew up like a creeper and a tree. [...] By the law of the Hā-punishment alone, Cakṣuṣmat preserved the boundaries of the twins, like Vimalavāhana. The last period of the life of Cakṣuṣmat and Candrakāntā having arrived, twins Yaśasvin and Surūpā were born. [...] In course of time Cakṣuṣmat died and was born among the Suvarṇas, and Candrakāntā at once among the Nāgas”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycandrakānta (चंद्रकांत).—m (S) A fabulous gem supposed to be formed from the congelation of the rays of the moon, and accordingly to dissolve under the influence of her light. Ex. kiṃ daidīpyamāna caṃ0 nirmaḷa || tyāvari āvaraṇa kāśmirācēṃ ||.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycandrakāntī (चंद्रकांती).—a Fabled to be made of candrakānta;--used of spectacles &c.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCandrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त).—the moon-stone (supposed to ooze away under the influence of the moon); द्रवति च हिमश्मावुद्गते चन्द्रकान्तः (dravati ca himaśmāvudgate candrakāntaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 6.12; Śiśupālavadha 4.58; Amaruśataka 57; Bhartṛhari 1.21; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.24.
-taḥ, -tam the white eatable water-lily blossoming during the night.
-tam sandal-wood.
Derivable forms: candrakāntaḥ (चन्द्रकान्तः).
Candrakānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms candra and kānta (कान्त). See also (synonyms): candramaṇi.
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Candrakāntā (चन्द्रकान्ता).—
1) a night.
2) the wife of the moon.
3) moonlight.
Candrakāntā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms candra and kāntā (कान्ता).
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCandrakānti (चन्द्रकान्ति).—f. moon-light. -n. silver.
Derivable forms: candrakāntiḥ (चन्द्रकान्तिः).
Candrakānti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms candra and kānti (कान्ति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryCandrakāntā (चन्द्रकान्ता).—name of a yakṣiṇī: Sādhanamālā 562.5. See s.v. Citrakāli (v.l. Candrakānti!), and next.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त).—m.
(-ntaḥ) A fabulous gem, the moon-stone, supposed to be formed of the congelation of the rays of the moon; a kind of crystal may perhaps be meant. mn.
(-ntaḥ-ntaṃ) 1. Sandal. 2, The white water lily. f.
(-ntā) 1. Night. 2. The wife of the moon. E. candra the moon, and kānta splendid or beloved.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त).—[candra + kānta], (vb. kam), I. adj. Graceful, like the moon, Śrut. 23. Ii. m. A fabulous gem, supposed to be formed of the congealed rays of the moon, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 88.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त).—[adjective] beautiful as the moon; [masculine] the moon-stone (a fabulous gem.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Candrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त):—[=candra-kānta] [from candra > cand] mfn. lovely as the moon, [Śrutabodha]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ‘moon-loved’, the moon-stone (a gem supposed to be formed from the congelation of the moon’s rays and to dissolve under the influence of its light), [Suśruta; Meghadūta; Bhartṛhari] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] m. n. the white eatable water-lily (blossoming during night), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] n. sandalwood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Candrakāntā (चन्द्रकान्ता):—[=candra-kāntā] [from candra-kānta > candra > cand] f. the wife of the moon, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) [v.s. ...] night, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] Name of a Surāṅganā, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]
8) Candrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त):—[=candra-kānta] [from candra > cand] fn. Name of a town, [Rāmāyaṇa vii, 102, 6 and 9]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Candrakānti (चन्द्रकान्ति):—[=candra-kānti] [from candra > cand] f. the brilliancy or lustre of the moon, moonlight, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of the moon’s disc on the ninth day, [Brahma-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a hero of Kālikā, [Vīracarita xxx.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandrakānta (चन्द्रकान्त):—[candra-kānta] (ntaḥ) 1. m. A fabulous gem; night. (ntā) m. n. Sandalwood; the white water-lily.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaṃdrakāṃta (ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ):—[noun] a milky-white, translucent feldspar with a pearly lustre, used as a gem (supposed to be formed from the congelation of the mooṇs rays and to dissolve under the influence of its light); the moonstone.
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Caṃdrakāṃti (ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತಿ):—
1) [noun] moonlight.
2) [noun] the plant Calonyction bona-nox of Convolvulaceae family.
3) [noun] its flower.
4) [noun] another plant Ipomoea alba (= I. bona-nox) of the same family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Candra, Kanti, Kanta.
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