Kirtimati, Kīrtimatī, Kīrtimati: 4 definitions
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Kirtimati 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1a) Kīrtimatī (कीर्तिमती).—A daughter of Śuka; husband Aṇuha (Satvaṇuha, Vāyu-purāṇa) and son Brahmadatta.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 8. 94; 10. 82; Vāyu-purāṇa 70. 86.
1b) A goddess enshrined at Ekāmbheka.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 13. 29.
Kīrtimati (कीर्तिमति) (Kīrtimatī?) is the daughter of Śuka: the son of Kṛṣṇa-Dvaipāyana, according to one account of Vaṃśa (‘genealogical description’) of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, Nārada gave a daughter to Vasiṣṭha. She was Arundhati and Śakti was born to her. Śakti begot Parāśara and from Parāśara was born Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana. Śuka was born to Dvaipāyana and Śuka had five sons—Bhūriśravā, Prabhu, Śaṃbhu, Kṛṣṇa and Gaura and a daughter—Kīrtimati.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Kīrtimatī (कीर्तिमती) is the wife of Candraprabhā: an ancient king of Śākala, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 44. Accordingly, as Vajraprabha said to Naravāhanadatta: “of old there was in the country of the people of Madra a town named Śākala; Candraprabha, the son of Aṅgāraprabha, was king of it. By his wife, named Kīrtimatī, there was born to that king a son, whose future glory was indicated by his exceedingly auspicious marks”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Candraprabhā, 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
Kīrtimatī (कीर्तिमती):—[=kīrti-matī] [from kīrti-mat > kīrti > kīrt] f. Name of Dākṣāyaṇī, [Matsya-purāṇa]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Satvanuha, Ekambhaka, Kritvi, Cinta, Kirttimati, Dvaipayana, Bhurishrava, Gaura, Prabhu, Krishnadvaipayana, Parashara, Nipa, Anuha, Pivari, Mangalavati, Krishna, Shambhu, Brahmadatta, Tejasvati, Candraprabha.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
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Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
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Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
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Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)