Kadambini, Kādambinī, Kadambinī: 12 definitions

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Kadambini 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.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Kādambinī (कादम्बिनी) refers to a “bank of clouds” and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 21.153.

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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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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kadambinī (कदम्बिनी) (or Kadambinīmudrā) is the name of the gesture (mudrā) associated with Tisra (Trisrota), one of the sacred seats (pīṭha), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Note: Although not all the mantras uttered in the course of a ritual are accompanied by a corresponding gesture, many are, and so are commonly formed (baddha lit. ‘bound’) in quick succession. In this context, the gestures [i.e., kadambinī] are, like the other constituents of the seats, channels through which the deity's energy flows and operates. The goddess, as pure spiritual energy, is herself Mudrā—Gesture.

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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.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

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Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (h)

Kādambinī (कादम्बिनी) is an epithet of the Goddess Sarasvatī, used by Cirañjīva Bhaṭṭācārya (18th century) in his Vṛttaratnāvalī. Accordingly, Cirañjīva praises goddess Sarasvatī addressing her as Kādambinī, with many adjectives in the beginning of the work. He says the goddess is the destroyer of stupidity and dullness.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kādambinī (कादम्बिनी).—A long line of clouds, Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.16; मदीयमतिचुम्बिनी भवतु कापि कादम्बिनी (madīyamaticumbinī bhavatu kāpi kādambinī) R. G.; Bv.4.9.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kādambinī (कादम्बिनी).—f. (-nī) A long line of clouds. E. kādamba the Kadamba flower, ini and ṅīp affixes, implying a multitude; the clouds being com pared with the large white flowers of the Nauclea cadamba.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kādambinī (कादम्बिनी).—[feminine] a thick mass of clouds.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Kādambinī (कादम्बिनी) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a
—[commentary] by Āśādhara on his Kovidānanda.

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

1) Kādambinī (कादम्बिनी):—[from kādamba] f. a long line or bank of clouds, [Prasannarāghava iv, 20]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a daughter of Takṣaka, [Vīracarita]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kādambinī (कादम्बिनी):—(nī) 3. f. A long line of clouds, like a string of flowers.

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Kadambini 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kādaṃbini (ಕಾದಂಬಿನಿ):—[noun] a row, long line, of clouds.

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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.

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