Kantimati, Kāntimatī, Kāntimati: 3 definitions
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Kantimati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara1) Kāntimatī (कान्तिमती), daughter of king Kāntisena, was captivated by love at the sight of Sūryaprabha, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 44. Accordingly, as Vajraprabha said to Naravāhanadatta: “... and wherever any princesses beheld him [Sūryaprabha] she was immediately bewildered by love and chose him for her husband... And the sixth was [Kāntimatī] the daughter of King Kāntisena, ruler in the land of Śrīkaṇṭha, surpassing in beauty the Apsarases”.
2) Kāntimatī (कान्तिमती) is the daughter of some white witch who became the wife of Vāmadatta, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 68. Accordingly as Lalitalocanā said to Naravāhanadatta: “... and when he [Vāmadatta] had returned to human form, she took him to her own house and gave him her virgin daughter, named Kāntimatī”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Kāntimatī, 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.
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’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kāntimatī (कान्तिमती):—[=kānti-matī] [from kānti-mat > kānti > kānta] f. Name of a metre
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a woman
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKāntimati (காந்திமதி) noun < kānti-matī. Woman having bright features; ஒளியுள்ளவள். [oliyullaval.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kantimatiparinaya.
Full-text: Kantimat, Kalavat, Kalabhrit, Bhadrashva, Parvati, Kantimant, Kantisena, Nellaiappar, Lalitalocana, Rajatakuta, Tirunelveli, Pushkala, Upajati, Nirajana.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 12 - Ahicchatrā City, King Sumada and Kāma < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 67 - The Commencement of the Sacrifice < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 95 - More Rites and Rituals to be Observed in Vaiśākha < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
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Siddhanta Sangraha of Sri Sailacharya (by E. Sowmya Narayanan)
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Dandin's Method of Narration < [October - December 1975]
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)