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Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Kuñjarakumāra (कुञ्जरकुमार) or Kuñjarakumāraka, son of Sumeru, is a general and considered a leader of hosts of chiefs of hosts of great warriors (mahāratha) in Sunītha and Sūryaprabha’s army, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in Sunītha’s army: “... and this Prabhāsa, the general of the army, who is equal to Sūryaprabha, and this son of Sumeru, Kuñjarakumāra—these two are leaders of hosts of chiefs of hosts of great warriors”.

The story of Kuñjarakumāra was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Kuñjarakumāra, 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.

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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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Starts with: Kunjarakumaraka.

Full-text: Kunjarakumaraka, Prabhasa.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Kunjarakumara, Kuñjarakumāra; (plurals include: Kunjarakumaras, Kuñjarakumāras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)

Chapter XLVIII < [Book VIII - Sūryaprabha]

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