Indradvipa, Imdradvipa, Indra-dvipa, Indradvīpa: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Indradvīpa (इन्द्रद्वीप).—(INDRA ISLAND). Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva refers to the island as having once been conquered and subjugated by king Sahasrabāhu.
Indradvīpa (इन्द्रद्वीप).—One of the nine divisions of Bhāratavarṣa:1 Here the R. Nalinī enters the sea.2
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 9; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 79; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 3. 6; Matsya-purāṇa 114. 8.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 121. 57.
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)
Indradvīpa (इन्द्रद्वीप) is the name a locality mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—In the Purāṇas, as well as in the Kāvyamīmāṃsā of Rājaśekhara divided Bhāratavarṣa in nine parts, where Indradvīpa is one of the part of it. But some of the scholars are inclined to identify this with Burma as it is situated in the east, the direction of Indra.
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’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Indradvīpa (इन्द्रद्वीप).—one of the 9 Dvīpas or Divisions of the continent (of India).
Derivable forms: indradvīpaḥ (इन्द्रद्वीपः), indradvīpam (इन्द्रद्वीपम्).
Indradvīpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms indra and dvīpa (द्वीप).
Indradvīpa (इन्द्रद्वीप):—[=indra-dvīpa] [from indra] m. one of the nine Dvīpas or divisions of the known continent, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Indradvīpa (इन्द्रद्वीप):—(i + dvīpa) m. n. Name eines der neun Dvīpa (s. d.) [Viṣṇupurāṇa 175.] [TROYER] in [Rājataraṅgiṇī t. I, Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 314.]
Indradvīpa (इन्द्रद्वीप):—m. Nomen proprium eines der 9 Dvīpa [Wilson's Uebersetzung des Viṣṇupurāṇa ,3,6.]
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
Iṃdradvipa (ಇಂದ್ರದ್ವಿಪ):—[noun] the elephant of the lord of gods; Airāvata.
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: Dvipa, Indra.
Starts with: Indradvipasamudra.
Full-text: Cakravartikshetra, Bharatavarsha, Dvipa.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 8.3 - Rājaśekhara’s concepts of Bhāratavarṣa (undivided india) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Appendix 2 - Identification of Geographical names mentioned in the Kāvyamīmāṃsā
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - The Description of Bharata < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 18 - Description of the Jambūdvīpa < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
9. The area of Bharata < [Chapter 9 - Geography]
Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The concept of Bhāratavarṣa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The River Gaṅgā or Ganges < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)