Kumarasambhava, Kumara-sambhava, Kumārasaṃbhava: 11 definitions
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Kavya (poetry)
Source: Google Books: KumārasambhavaThe Kumarasambhava of Kalidasa varies from the loveliness of spring and the delights of married love to the utter desolation induced by the death of beloved. The subject is unquestionably a daring one: the events which bring about the marriage of Lord Siva to Uma and the birth of Skanda. The prose order of each sloka has been given in the commentary by using bold type, the words not actually repeated by Mallinatha being enclosed within rectangular brackets. The notes explain allusions, grammatical peculiarities not noticed by Mallinatha, copious extracts from other commentaries being given for this purpose. The book includes text, the commentary of Mallinatha, a literal English translation, notes and introduction.
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’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKumārasaṃbhava (कुमारसंभव).—See tārakāmaya.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Manasa Taramgini: Skanda Sadbhava: A distinctive Kaumara Tantra?Kumārasaṃbhava (कुमारसंभव) refers to the “birth of Kumāra”, according to chapter 2 of the Skandasadbhāvasaṃraha: an abbreviation of the larger Skandasadbhāva in 12000 verses having its narrative framework set in Kailāsa where Nandin and Māheśvara engage in a dialog regarding the present Śāstra.—The second is a condensed purāṇa-like narrative, giving the kumārasaṃbhava, which follows the same general frame seen in several Sanskrit purāṇas and the itihāsas. Here, Kumāra is said to be born in the Himālayas (Gaurīgiri) from the tejas (euphemistically for retas) of Śiva swallowed by Agni and then cast into Gaṅgā by him, and then by her into the Śaravaṇa. Here he develops into 6 children who are then suckled by the Kṛttikās. Then he has the encounter with Indra who is alarmed by this new being. This potentially disastrous encounter is stopped by Brahmā and Agni and finally Skanda is taken by Agni to Rudra. Then he goes to war against Tāraka, the great enemy of the gods and kills him in a fierce encounter with his Śakti.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismKumārasambhava (कुमारसम्भव) is a Sanskrit epic poem by Kālidāsa. The Kumārasambhava is widely regarded as one of Kālidāsa's finest works, a paradigmatic example of Kāvya poetry. The style of description of spring set the standard for nature metaphors pervading many centuries of Indian literary tradition.
Source: FreeIndia: HinduismOne of Kalidasa's greatest works is 'Kumarasambhava'. Critics maintain that Kalidasa wrote only the first eight chapters of the epic poem. The work describes the marriage of Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati. It begins with a fine description of that giant among mountains, the Himalaya.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKumārasaṃbhava (कुमारसंभव).—Name of Kalidāsa's epic.
Derivable forms: kumārasaṃbhavam (कुमारसंभवम्).
Kumārasaṃbhava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kumāra and saṃbhava (संभव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKumārasaṃbhava (कुमारसंभव).—[masculine] the birth of the god of war, T. of a poem.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Kumārasaṃbhava (कुमारसंभव) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—kāvya, by Kālidāsa. Jones. 408. Io. 179. 228. 304. 2025 ([fragmentary]). W. p. 150. Oxf. 115^a. Paris. (B 87. B 227 Ii. D 83). Kh. 84. K. 58. B. 2, 76. Ben. 35. 36. Bik. 237. Tu7b. 8. 9. Kāṭm. 6 (and—[commentary]). Pheh. 5 (and—[commentary]). Rādh. 21 (and—[commentary]). NW. 622. Burnell. 156^a. Bhr. 138. 139 (and—[commentary]). Poona. 220. Ii, 178. Vienna. 17. H. 54-56. Taylor. 1, 63. 64. 170-73. 299. 437. Oppert. 544. 638. 771. 883. 1798. 2506. 2585. 3773. 3965. 4136. 4398. 5014. 6565. 6888. 7095. 7285. 7539. 7750. Ii, 921. 2382. 2563. 2786. 6652. 9022. Rice. 228. W. 1537. 1540-42. Peters. 2, 188 (and—[commentary]). Bp. 301.
—[commentary] Jac. 696.
—[commentary] Padārthadīpikā. Oppert. 5940.
—[commentary] Anvayalāpikā by Kṛṣṇapati Śarman. Quotes the commentaries by Jagaddhara and Divākara L. 2403.
—[commentary] by Kṛṣṇamitrācārya. Oudh. X, 6.
—[commentary] Sārāvalī by Gopālananda. L. 2476. Io. 222 (Nandagopāla).
—[commentary] Dhīrarañjanikā by Govindarāma. L. 751.
—[commentary] Śiśuhitaiṣiṇī by Cāritravardhana. Kh. 65.
—[commentary] Bālabodhinī by Jinabhadra Sūri. Lahore. 4.
—[commentary] by Narahari. Burnell. 156^a.
—[commentary] by Nārāyaṇa. Oppert. 2586.
—[commentary] by Prabhākara. B. 2, 76.
—[commentary] by Bṛhaspati. Io. 1073.
—[commentary] Subodhā by Bharatasena. Io. 228. L. 397.
—[commentary] by Bhīṣmamiśra Maithila. Oudh. Xix, 42.
—[commentary] Avacūri by Muni Matiratna. Peters. 2, 54.
—[commentary] Saṃjīvinī by Mallinātha. Io. 179. 575. 1923. W. p. 150. Oxf. 115^a. B. 2, 76. Rādh. 21. Burnell. 156^a. Gu. 4. Poona. 220. Taylor. 1, 299. 436. 437. 484. Oppert. 2800. 7907. Ii, 8185. Rice. 228. Bp. 301. Sb. 304.
—[commentary] Vyākhyāsudhā by Raghupati (explains the 8th book also). L. 1964.
—[commentary] by Vatsa. B. 2, 78.
—[commentary] by Ānandadevāyani Vallabha. Oudh. Xiv, 28. W. 1541.
—[commentary] by Vallabhadeva. B. 2, 78. NW. 614. H. 56. Peters. 1, 114. Bp. 262.
—[commentary] Kathambhūtikā by Vindhyeśvarīprasāda. NW. 620.
—[commentary] Śiśuhitaiṣiṇī by Vyāsavatsa. Bp. 17.
—[commentary] Devasenā by Haricaraṇadāsa. Peters. 1, 114.
2) Kumārasaṃbhava (कुमारसंभव):—add Bp. 262. read Io. 2525 ([fragmentary]) instead of 2025, and Paris. (B 228) instead of 227.
—[commentary] by Gopālananda. read Io. 228.
—[commentary] by Mallinātha. add Ben. 36 and NW. 622.
3) Kumārasaṃbhava (कुमारसंभव):—by Kālidāsa. Io. 179 (omits 3. 4). 228. 808. 1601. 2469. 2525. Fl. 63. 64 (and—[commentary]). Gb. 53. 54. Peters. 4, 25. Rgb. 334-36. Stein 67 (inc.).
—[commentary] Avacūri. Rgb. 338.
—[commentary] by Gopāladāsa. Peters. 4, 25.
—[commentary] Sārāvalī by Nandagopāla. Io. 228 (not 222). 849.
—[commentary] by Jinasamudra Sūri. Rgb. 337.
—[commentary] by Narahari (Sarasvatītīrtha). Stein 67 (1-5).
—[commentary] by Nārāyaṇa. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 19.
—[commentary] by Bṛhaspati. Io. 228. 1073.
—[commentary] Saṃjīvanī by Mallinātha. Io. 228. 2111. 2114.
—[commentary] by Vijayagaṇi. Rgb. 336.
—[commentary] Śiśuhitaiṣiṇī by Vyāsavatsa. Rgb. 334 (Vatsavyāsa).
—[commentary] Saṃjīvanī on sarga 8-17, by Sītārāma. L. 3289. Kumārasambhavasthūlārthanirṇaya. Io. 163. 898.
4) Kumārasaṃbhava (कुमारसंभव):—by Kālidāsa. Ulwar 902 (1-7). 903 (11 sargāḥ).
—[commentary] Saṃjīvanī by Mallinātha. Ulwar 904.
5) Kumārasaṃbhava (कुमारसंभव):—by Kālidāsa. Ak 473 (1-8). 474 (8-17). 475 (1-7 and C.). 476 (1-3). As p. 47. Bd. 378. 379. Il. L.. 365-372. Peters. 5, 332. 6, 330. C. [anonymous] L.. 374 (1-4). C. Khaṇḍānvayī. Peters. 6, 330. C. by Gopālānanda. As p. 47. C. by Navanītarāmamiśra. As p. 47. C. by Nārayaṇa, a pupil of Kṛṣṇa. Whish 118 (1-8). C. by Bharatasena. As p. 47. Io. 228. 1206. C. by Mallinātha. L.. 373. Śg. 2, 95. C. by Vatsavyāsa. Bd. 378. C. by Vallabha. Peters. 5, 333 (1-8). C. by Vallabhadeva. Bd. 379. L.. 372. C. by Haridāsa Miśra. Ak 476 (1-3).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kumārasambhava (कुमारसम्भव):—[=kumāra-sambhava] [from kumāra] m. the birth of Skanda or Kārttikeya, [Rāmāyaṇa i, 38, 31]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a poem by Kālidāsa.
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Partial matches: Kumara, Shambhava.
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