Kuntaka, Kuṇṭaka: 8 definitions
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Kuntaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKuntaka (कुन्तक).—(kuntala) A Sanskrit poet who flourished in the eleventh century A.D. He was a contemporary of Abhinavagupta, and a critic who maintained that the 'life' of real poetry was Vakrokti (expressing ideas in an artistically round-about way instead of in a blunt and plain manner).

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.
India history and geography
Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the VākāṭakasKuntaka (कुन्तक) is the author of the Vakroktijīvita.—The next writer who mentions Sarvasena is Kuntaka, the famous author of the Vakroktijīvita. He classes Sarvasēna with Kālidāsa among writers of the sukumāra-mārga (elegant style).

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKuṇṭaka (कुण्टक).—a. (-kī f.) Fat, corpulent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuṇṭaka (कुण्टक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Fat, corpulent. E. kuṭi to be crooked, kvan aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuṇṭaka (कुण्टक):—mfn. fat, corpulent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuṇṭaka (कुण्टक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Fat.
[Sanskrit to German]
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)
Starts with: Kumtakari, Kuntakam, Kuntakan, Kuntakanti.
Full-text: Kuntakam, Kaukuttaka, Vakrokti, Vakroktijivita, Kundala, Punjaraja, Capalatishayokti, Sambandhatishayokti, Atishayokti, Atyantatishayokti, Akramatishayokti, Bhedakatishayokti, Rupakatishayokti.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
The different Schools of Sanskrit Poetics (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā in Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 10 - Vakroktijīvita of Kuntaka < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 5 - Vakrokti theory and position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā < [Chapter 4 - Position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā in Sanskrit Poetics]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
Conclusion to Chapter 3 < [Chapter 3 - Kuntaka’s estimation of Mahākāvyas of other Poets]
Conclusion to Chapter 2 < [Chapter 2 - Kuntaka’s appraisal of Kālidāsa]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
9: Alaṃkāra-śāstra according to Kuntaka (10th century) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of alaṃkāra in Sanskrit Poetics]
15: Alaṃkāra-śāstra according to Ruyyaka (12th century) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of alaṃkāra in Sanskrit Poetics]
10: Alaṃkāra-śāstra according to Mahimabhaṭṭa (11th century) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of alaṃkāra in Sanskrit Poetics]
Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Chapter 26.8 - Conclusion < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]
Chapter 26.5 - The Vakrokti School of Poetics < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]
Chapter 26.4 - The Riti School of Poetics < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]
Alankara Sastra (English study) (by V. Raghavan)
Chapter 7 - The History of Aucitya in Sanskrit poetics
Chapter 3 - The history of Svabhavokti in Sanskrit poetics
Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)
Poetic charm in Vāsudevavijaya < [Chapter 4 - Vāsudevavijaya—A Literary Appreciation]