Kumaripura, Kumārīpura, Kumari-pura: 6 definitions
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Kumaripura 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)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKumārīpura (कुमारीपुर).—A part of an artificial fortress (kṛtrima).*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 7. 103-4.
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)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of RajasekharaKumārīpura (कुमारीपुर) is the name a locality mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—Cape Comorin, which also known as Kanyākumārī.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKumārīpura (कुमारीपुर).—a gymansium or a girl's apartment. अपुंस्त्वमप्यस्य निशम्य च स्थिरं ततः कुमारीपुरमुत्ससर्ज तम् (apuṃstvamapyasya niśamya ca sthiraṃ tataḥ kumārīpuramutsasarja tam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4.11.12; Kau. A. यदि कुमारीपुरप्रवेशाभ्युपायं नावबुध्यसे (yadi kumārīpurapraveśābhyupāyaṃ nāvabudhyase) Daśakumāracarita 2.
Derivable forms: kumārīpuram (कुमारीपुरम्).
Kumārīpura is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kumārī and pura (पुर). See also (synonyms): kumārikāpura.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKumārīpura (कुमारीपुर):—[=kumārī-pura] [from kumārī > kumāra] n. a part of the gynaeceum in which the girls are kept, [Mahābhārata iv, 309; Daśakumāra-carita; Kādambarī]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pura, Kumari.
Full-text: Avantipura, Kumarikapura, Durga.
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Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 3 - Construction of Forts < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - Knowledge about the world < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]