Kalpajna, Kalpajña, Kalpa-jna: 1 definition
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Kalpajna 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)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture (kavya)Kalpajña (कल्पज्ञ) refers to “one who knows the Tantras”, according to Kṣemendra’s Narmamālā (verse 2.142-145).—It contains a description of a low-caste leather worker whose social aspirations finally lead to him becoming a lord (bhaṭṭa). He does it by climbing the social ladder, first becoming a dancer through association with his sister who dances and then by landing a job as a protector of crops because he knew the Gāruḍa Tantras (gāruḍa-kalpajña). Thence he becomes guardian of a village Gaṇeśa temple, then a servant of a city official, and finally he becomes a nobleman. The passage is a valuable reference that substantiates the Jayadrathayāmala’s account of the overlap of these roles, as well as an independent log of the social level at which one type of Gāruḍika operated.
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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