Kambar: 1 definition
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Kambar 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)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKambar.—A celebrated Tamil poet. He was born in a poor family. At the orders of the King many poets wrote the story of Rāmāyaṇa in Tamil. But Kambar’s work was accepted as the best. This is the renowned Kamba Rāmāyaṇa. Kambar has written many other poems of which the important ones are Sarasvatī Antādi and Kāñcī Purāṇa. It is said that unintelligent children of Tamil nādu are even now given sand from the burial ground of Kambar to induce intelligence into them. The (—r) suffix in Kambar is plural denoting respect. (See under 'Bhadrakālī').
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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Starts with: Kambara, Kambaragitti, Kambarajagire, Kambarasa, Kambarem, Kambarike, Kambarmodi, Kambarti, Kambaruna.
Full-text: Shringaravalli.
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Love Thy Language But don’t hate other Languages < [October – December, 1978]
The Kakavin and Serat Kandas < [Jan - Feb 1939]
The Beautiful and the Bountiful in Viswanatha's Ramayana < [Oct-Dec 1971]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)