Chandrakuladri, Chandrakulādri: 1 definition

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Ambiguity: Although Chandrakuladri has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Candrakuladri. It further has the optional forms Chandrakulādri and Chandrakula-adri.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Chandrakulādri (छन्द्रकुलाद्रि) or simply Candrakula is the name of a mountain whose lord is named Candragupta: a great warrior (mahāratha) who fought on Śrutaśarman’s side but was slain by Prabhāsa, who participated in the war against Sūryaprabha, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 48. Accordingly: “... then Śrutaśarman, beside himself with grief, anger and shame, sent two more Vidyādharas, captains of hosts of warriors and distinguished warriors: one was called Candragupta, born in the house of the lord of the great mountain Chandrakulādri, beautiful as a second moon”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Chandrakulādri, 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.

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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’.

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