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Kavya (poetry)

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Dramma (द्रम्म) in Sanskrit (or Damma in Prakrit) is the name of a silver coin, derived from drachma, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(CDIAL 6622; ST p. 21, 69, 149; Sircar 1966 p. 78, 100).

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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’.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Dramma.—(EI 25, 30; CII 4; SITI; BL), name of a coin; originally derived from Greek drachma. (IE 8-8), a silver coin, equal to one-sixteenth of a gold niṣka according to the Līlāvalī. Cf. pañciyaka-dramma (EI 30), Śrīmadādivarāha-dramma, Vigraha-dramma, Vigrahapāla-dramma, Vigrahapāla-satka-dramma, Vigrahapālīya-dramma, Vigrahatuṅgīya-dramma (IE 8-8; EI 1); Bhīmapriya-dramma (IE 8-8); poruttha-dramma (EI 23).—(IE 8-8), cf. gara-dramma, dāya-dramma, belliya-dramma (i. e. silver dramma), etc., of Kannaḍa inscriptions; the name dramma was also applied to the silver coin called purāṇa, dharaṇa or kārṣāpaṇa, though it was often used as the name of copper coins; money. For gold and ordinary (copper) dramma, cf. Ep. Ind., Vol. XXX, p. 111. Cf. vāśal-tiramam (SITI), door tax. Note: dramma is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Dramma.—Indian form of Greek drachma; a silver coin (1/16) of a gold niṣka according to the Līlāvatī; name applied to the Śaka-type silver purāṇa, dharaṇa or kārṣāpaṇa (about 20 ratis, also called rūpaka); copper coin (dām) regarded as (1/40) of a Mughal rupee; money in general; the name first occurs on the Yaudheya coins. Note: dramma is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dramma (द्रम्म).—m S A piece of money equivalent to 16 paṇa.

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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 dictionary

Dramma (द्रम्म).—A drachma: (a word derived from the Greek drachme), sixteenth part of a Niṣka (= 128 varāṭakas); वराटकानां दशकद्वयं यत् सा काकिणी ताश्च पाणाश्चतस्रः । ते षोडश द्रम्म इहापि कीर्तितो द्रम्मैस्तथा षोडशकैश्च निष्कः (varāṭakānāṃ daśakadvayaṃ yat sā kākiṇī tāśca pāṇāścatasraḥ | te ṣoḍaśa dramma ihāpi kīrtito drammaistathā ṣoḍaśakaiśca niṣkaḥ) || Līlā.

Derivable forms: drammam (द्रम्मम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dramma (द्रम्म):—[from] and = [Greek] δραχμή [Catalogue(s); Colebrooke]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Dramma (द्रम्म) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Damma.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dramma in German

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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 corpus

Dramma (ದ್ರಮ್ಮ):—[noun] an ancient gold coin.

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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: Dramma-tribhaga.

Ends with: Adivaraha-dramma, Bhimapriya-dramma, Daya-dramma, Gara-dramma, Ghatita-hina-dramma, Khadramma, Osagedramma, Panciyaka-dramma, Poruttha-dramma, Puradramma, Shrimad-adivaraha-dramma, Vigraha-dramma, Vigrahapala-dramma, Vigrahapala-satka-dramma, Vigrahapaliya-dramma, Vigrahatungiya-dramma, Visala-priya-dramma.

Full-text (+56): Damma, Ghatita-hina-drammah, Raukya-dra, Vigrahapala-dramma, Paruttha, Bhimapriya-dramma, Beḻḻiya-dramma, Vigraha-dramma, Adivaraha-dramma, Shrimad-adivaraha-dramma, Gara-dramma, Vigrahapala-satka-dramma, Vigraha-dramma-visvovaka, Dramma-tribhaga, Poruttha-dramma, Daya-dramma, Vigrahatungiya-dramma, Vigrahapaliya-dramma, Visala-priya-dramma, Hanatuka.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 3: Previous birth of Bandhudatta < [Chapter IV - The wandering and emancipation of Pārśvanātha]

Part 17: Meeting with Gośāla < [Chapter VIII - Initiation of ṛṣabhadatta and devānandā]

Part 6: Kalkin < [Chapter XIII - Śrī Mahāvīra’s nirvāṇa]

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The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)

(8) Atanatiya-sutta < [Chapter 4 - Subject Matter of the Third Bhanavara]

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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)

Chapter VI < [Book I - Kathāpīṭha]

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