Cidambara: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Cidambara 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 Chidambara.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikathaCidambara (चिदम्बर).—Author of a Bhāgavata Campū;—Cidambara also wrote Pañcakalyāṇa Campū and Rāghava-yādava-pāṇḍavīya (Kāthatrayī). He was patronized by king Veṅkaṭa I (1586 A.D. – 1614 A.D) of Vijayanagar.
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’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaCidambara (चिदम्बर).—(SITĀMBARA). A Sanskrit poet of 16th century A.D. He was a poet in the court of emperor Veṅkaṭa who ruled over Vijayanagar during the period 1586 A.D. to 1614 A.D. His one great work is 'Rāghavayādavapāṇḍavīya'. There are three Kāṇḍas in it and one Kāṇḍa each is devoted to the story of Śrī Rāma, Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the Pāṇḍavas.
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 Catalogorum1) Cidambara (चिदम्बर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[tantric] K. 40.
2) Cidambara (चिदम्बर):—son of Anantanārāyaṇa, grandson of Kauśika Sūryanārāyaṇa Dīkṣita, father of Anantanārāyaṇa: Bhāgavatacampū. Burnell. 160^a. Śabdārthacintāmaṇi and its
—[commentary] Nikashopala. Burnell. 58^a. 162^b. Kathātrayīvyākhyāna, written jointly with his son Anantanārāyaṇa. Burnell. 157^a. This is called Rāghavayādavapāṇḍavīya Oppert. Ii, 8333.
3) Cidambara (चिदम्बर):—Cidambaravilāsa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cidambara (चिदम्बर):—[=cid-ambara] [from cid > cit] m. Name of the author of a law-book
2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a town, [Horace H. Wilson]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusCidaṃbara (ಚಿದಂಬರ):—
1) [noun] the Supreme, as a formless and being in the pure Conscious state.
2) [noun] the spiritual space or interval where the Supreme is realised by yōgis.
3) [noun] ಚಿದಂಬರ ರಹಸ್ಯ [cidambara rahasya] cidambara rahasya (fig.) something beyond the normal human knowledge or understanding; anything unexplained or seemingly inexplicable matter; a mystery.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cidambaradipika, Cidambarakala, Cidambarakalpa, Cidambaramahatmya, Cidambaramantra, Cidambaranatacaritra, Cidambaranatana, Cidambaranatatantre dakshinamurtisahasranama, Cidambarapancaratna, Cidambarapura, Cidambararahasya, Cidambarashivashtaka, Cidambarasmriti, Cidambarasthala, Cidambarastotra, Cidambaravilasa.
Full-text (+19): Cidambarapura, Bhagavatacampu, Cidambararahasya, Cidambarasthala, Raghavayadavapandaviya, Cidambaravilasa, Kathatrayi, Kalasamhara, Shabdarthacintamani, Raghavapandavayadaviya, Pancakalyanacampu, Vyaghrapada, Pundarika-valli, Someshvara, Pancasabha, Thillai, Anantanarayana, Urdhvatandava, Patanjali, Vyaghrapura.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing Cidambara, Cid-ambara, Cidaṃbara; (plurals include: Cidambaras, ambaras, Cidaṃbaras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 62 [Āṇava visarga] < [Chapter 2 - Second Vimarśa]
Verse 145 [Nirantaracidambarātmika Śakti] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 4.6 - (m) Symbology of Fire < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Chapter 4.3 - (e) Arurar’s references to Dance < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Chapter 4.6 - (m) Symbology of the Utukkai (Udukkai) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) (by Lathika M. P.)
Dispute over Śaṅkara’s Birth Place < [Chapter 4 - Similarities and Dissimilarities]
Place of Samādhi—Another Point of Dispute < [Chapter 4 - Similarities and Dissimilarities]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Tiruviḷaiyāṭal Purāṇam in Seventeenth-century Madurai < [Chapter 4 - The Language Games of Śiva]
Language Games of Śiva (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - The Language Games of Śiva]
Śaivism and Brahminical Orthodoxy < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Temples as seat of learning < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]
Dance movements found in sculptures < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]
Secondary sources on Nāṭya < [Introduction]
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