Kancanaprabha, Kāñcanaprabha: 7 definitions

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Kancanaprabha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Kanchanaprabha.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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

Kāñcanaprabha (काञ्चनप्रभ).—A son of Bhīma the king and father of Subdha.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 66. 24; Vāyu-purāṇa 91. 53.
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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»] — Kancanaprabha in Kavya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Kāñcanaprabhā (काञ्चनप्रभा) is the wife of Alaṅkāraśīla, a Vidyādhara king from Śrīsundarapura, according to in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 51. Accordingly as the Vidyādharī Kāñcanaprabhā said to Naravāhanadatta while in a Svayambhū temple of Śiva: “... that lofty-souled king [Alaṅkāraśīla] had a wife named Kāñcanaprabhā, and in course of time a son was born to the king by her. And when Umā announced to his father in a dream that he should be devoted to religion, he named him Dharmaśīla...  Then the Queen Kāñcanaprabhā, the consort of King Alaṅkāraśīla, became pregnant again, and gave birth to a daughter. Then a heavenly voice proclaimed: ‘This daughter shall be the wife of the Emperor Naravāhanadatta’. Then her father gave her the name of Alaṅkāravatī, and the girl gradually grew like a digit of the moon”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Kāñcanaprabhā, 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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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«previous next»] — Kancanaprabha in Jainism glossary
Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Kāñcanaprabhā (काञ्चनप्रभा) is the wife of king Candrabhadra from Mathurā, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.8 [The abandonment of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, as Muni Deśabhūṣaṇa said to Rāma: “Śrīdhara [i.e., Śatrughna’s previous incarnation] wandered as a mendicant, practiced penance, and went to heaven. When he fell, he became the son of King Candrabhadra in the city Mathurā. Son of Queen Kāñcanaprabhā, Acala by name, he was extremely dear to Candrabhadra. His eight elder brothers, sons of co-wives, Bhānuprabha and others, began to try to kill Acala, so he would not be king. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kancanaprabha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāñcanaprabha (काञ्चनप्रभ).—[adjective] gold-like; [masculine] [Name] of a king.

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

1) Kāñcanaprabha (काञ्चनप्रभ):—[=kāñcana-prabha] [from kāñcana > kāñc] mfn. glittering with gold, [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a prince (son of Bhīma and father of Suhotra), [Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

3) Kāñcanaprabhā (काञ्चनप्रभा):—[=kāñcana-prabhā] [from kāñcana-prabha > kāñcana > kāñc] f. Name of a Vidyā-dhara princess, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

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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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