Karnotpala, Karṇotpala, Karṇotpalā: 8 definitions
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Karnotpala 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: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraKarṇotpala (कर्णोत्पल) is the name of an ancient king from the Kaliṅga country, as mentioned in the first story of the Vetālapañcaviṃśati in theKathāsaritsāgara, chapter 75. Accordingly, “... by placing the lotus in her ear she [the Vidyādharī] meant to say this: ‘I live in the realm of King Karṇotpala’... Now there is a king named Karṇotpala in the country of Kaliṅga; he has a favourite courtier, a great ivory-carver named Saṅgrāmavardhana, and he has a daughter named Padmāvatī, the pearl of the three worlds, whom he values more than his life”.
The story of Karṇotpala is mentioned in the Vetālapañcaviṃśati (twenty-five tales of a vetāla) which is embedded in the twelfth book of the Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’). The main book is a famous Sanskrit epic detailing the exploits of prince Naravāhanadatta in his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The Kathā-sarit-sāgara is is explained to be an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā which consisted of 100,000 verses and in turn forms part of an even 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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇotpala (कर्णोत्पल).—[neuter] a lotus flower (as an ornament) for the ears; [masculine] [Name] of a poet and king.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Karṇotpala (कर्णोत्पल) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. Śp. p. 14.
2) Karṇotpala (कर्णोत्पल):—poet. Śp. p. 14:
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karṇotpala (कर्णोत्पल):—[from karṇa] n. a lotus-flower fastened to the ear (as an ornament), [Raghuvaṃśa vii, 23]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a poet
3) [v.s. ...] of a king.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Karṇotpala (कर्णोत्पल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kaṇṇuppala.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKarṇōtpala (ಕರ್ಣೋತ್ಪಲ):—[noun] a blue lily flower used to keep on the ear (as of a deity, rarely of men).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Kannuppala, Sangramavardhana, Shunyata, Vilangh, Padmavati.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 127 - Greatness of Karṇotpalā Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 125 - The Story of King Satyasandha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 126 - Greatness of Satyasandheśvara (Satyasandha-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
2.2. Various other Ear Ornaments < [Chapter 3 - Ornaments]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LXXV < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
11: Definition of Sandeha Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]