Kimnari, Kiṃnarī, Kim-nari: 1 definition
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Kimnari 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kiṃnarī (किंनरी):—[=kiṃ-narī] [from kiṃ-nara > kiṃ > kim] f. a female Kiṃnara, [Rāmāyaṇa; Meghadūta] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a female Kimpuruṣa, [Rāmāyaṇa vii, 89, 3]
3) [v.s. ...] the lute of the Caṇḍālas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Starts with: Kimnarijataka, Kinnari.
Ends with: Kinnari.
Full-text (+39): Raktadhara, Kinnari, Sadanuvritti, Sadanukaladarshini, Dhusari, Nupurottama, Lakshanottama, Varunavega, Vegajava, Prithivyupasamkramana, Bahvashraya, Dharmakankshini, Dharmadhatuparirakshini, Sujanaparisevita, Surendramala, Akashaplava, Vimokshakara, Samvegadharini, Vidvajjanaparisevita, Vyuharajendra.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Story of the Kiṃnarī and the five hundred ṛṣis (2) < [Part 5 - The virtue of meditation]
Section A.2 - Rejection of pleasant sounds < [Part 2 - Means of acquiring meditation]
Appendix 7 - The Legend of Druma (king of the Gandharvas) < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā (by Dharmachakra Translation Committee)