Kalapagrama, Kalāpagrāma: 5 definitions

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Kalapagrama 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Kalapagrama in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kalāpagrāma (कलापग्राम).—On the East slopes of the Himalayas1 noted for great sages.2 Residence of Manu. Here Devāpi [and Puru (Manu) Viṣṇu-purāṇa] continued their yoga practice. These yogins would start the course of varṇāśrama dharma again at the end of Kali;3 watered by the Ganges.4 Devāpi and Manu originate Kṣatriya clans in kṛta yuga at; the race of Manu responsible for rulers throughout the three ages, kṛta, tretā and dvāpara.5 Manu stands rooted to yoga at.6

  • 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 1. 189; 41. 43-6; 47, 47.
  • 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 87. 7.
  • 3) IX. 12. 6; 22. 17; XII. 2. 37-38; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa I. 1. 164; III. 63. 210; 66. 7; Matsya-purāṇa 121. 49; 273. 56.
  • 4) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 18. 50.
  • 5) Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 210: 91. 7: 99. 437; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 24. 118-121.
  • 6) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 4. 109.
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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.

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Kavya (poetry)

[«previous next»] — Kalapagrama in Kavya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Kalāpagrāma (कलापग्राम) is the name of a sacred place according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 46. Accordingly, as Suvāsakumāra said to Maya and Sūryaprabha: “not more than a yojana from here there is a place called Kalāpagrāma; go there and behold it drawn up in line”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Kalāpagrāma, 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.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kalapagrama in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kalāpagrāma (कलापग्राम):—[=kalā-pa-grāma] [from kalāpa > kalā] m. Name of a village, [Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

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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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