Kaumudimahotsava, Kaumudīmahotsava, Kaumudi-mahotsava: 3 definitions
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Kaumudimahotsava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Kaumudīmahotsava (कौमुदीमहोत्सव) is the name of a festival (mahotsava) celebrated on the Śaratpaurṇimā in ancient India, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 103.15: Here is a reference of the Kaumudīmahotsava celebrated in a the city of Campā on the Śaratpaurṇimā day (line 32). It was attended by great festivities of music, dance and drama. In the city-square a Naṭa gave demonstration of his dance. The Naṭa is called Bharata-putra, i.e., the follower of Bharata or an adept in Nāṭya-śāstra.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaumudīmahotsava (कौमुदीमहोत्सव):—[=kaumudī-mahotsava] [from kaumudī > kaumuda] m. the festival of full moon, ibidem
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 corpusKaumudīmahōtsava (ಕೌಮುದೀಮಹೋತ್ಸವ):—[noun] a festival observed in the moon light (on a full-moon day).
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)
Partial matches: Kaumudi, Mahotsava.
Full-text: Nata, Music, Bharataputra, Drama, Dance, Sharatpaurnima, Kaumudyutsava, Kaumudi, Suganga, Suyamuna.
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Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
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