Kshamavati, Kṣamāvatī: 3 definitions

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Kshamavati 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.

The Sanskrit term Kṣamāvatī can be transliterated into English as Ksamavati or Kshamavati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«previous next»] — Kshamavati in Kavya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: The Vetālapañcaviṃśati

Kṣamāvatī (क्षमावती) is the name of one of the four wifes of Nidhipatidatta, a wealthy merchant and owner of caravans, from the city Puṣkarāvatī, according to the twenty-first story in the Vetālapañcaviṃśati, a Sanskrit work relating the ‘twenty-five stories of a vetāla’. These stories revolve around the Indian King Vikramāditya whose kingdom is threatened by the machinations of a necromancer.

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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’.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kshamavati in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kṣamāvatī (क्षमावती):—[=kṣamā-vatī] [from kṣamā-vat > kṣamā > kṣam] f. Name of the wife of Nidhi-pati.

2) Kṣāmavatī (क्षामवती):—[=kṣāma-vatī] [from kṣāma-vat > kṣāma > kṣai] f. () ([scilicet] iṣṭi) Name of a particular sacrificial ceremony, [Bhaviṣya-purāṇa, khaṇḍa 1 & 2: bhaviṣya-purāṇa & bhaviṣyottara-purāṇa]

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Kshamavati in German

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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.

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