Citrangi, Citrāṅgī, Citra-angi, Citrāṅgin, Citra-angin, Citrangin: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Citrangi 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 Chitrangi.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaCitrāṅgī (चित्राङ्गी).—Daughter of Bhadraśreṇya, a king of Hehaya. She was the wife of Durmada. (See under Durmada).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexCitrāṅgī (चित्राङ्गी).—One of the four queens of Bhaṇḍa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 12. 13.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraCitrāṅgī (चित्राङ्गी) is the name of a court-lady in service of king Vikramāditya, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 122. Accordingly, “... at that time the forest-fire of separation of that King Vikramāditya began to burn more fiercely, fanned by the eastern breeze. Then the following cries were heard among the ladies of his court: ‘Hāralatā, bring ice! Citrāṅgī, sprinkle him with sandalwood juice! Patralekhā, make a bed cool with lotus leaves! Kandarpasenā, fan him with plantain leaves!’ And in course of time the cloudy season, terrible with lightning, passed away for that king, but the fever of love, burning with the sorrow of separation, did not pass away”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Citrāṅgī, 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.
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’.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramCitrāṅgī (चित्राङ्गी) is a variant for Mantrāṅgī, which refers to one of the Goddesses (parā-ṣaṭka) associated with Candrapīṭha (or Candrapīṭhapura), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The six Goddesses (parāṣaṭka): Mantrāṅgī, Candradevyāvvā, Khecarāvvā, Varānanā, Somāvvā, Amṛtāvvā.—(Note the variant Citrāṅgī).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Citrāṅgī (चित्राङ्गी):—[from citrāṅga > citra > cit] f. an ear-wig (Julus cornifex), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Rubia munjista, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a courtesan, [Kathāsaritsāgara cxxii, 68]
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 corpusCitrāṃgi (ಚಿತ್ರಾಂಗಿ):—[noun] an overcoat made of striped or variegated cloth.
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Citrāṃgi (ಚಿತ್ರಾಂಗಿ):—[noun] a woman whose body is beautiful.
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)
Partial matches: Angin, Citra, Anki.
Ends with: Vicitramgi.
Full-text: Cittiranki, Mantrangi, Patralekha, Kandarpasena, Haralata.
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