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Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

Līlākara (लीलाकर) refers to one of the eight kinds of daṇḍaka according to Kavikarṇapūra (C. 16th century) in his Vṛttamālā 61. Kavikarṇapūra was an exponent on Sanskrit metrics belongs to Kāmarūpa (modern Assam). Accordingly, “If there exist twelve ra-s after two na-s, then it is Līlākara”.

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Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) Līlākāra (लीलाकार) refers to “one who indulges in divine sports” and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.11.—Accordingly, as Himavat (Himālaya) eulogised Śiva: “[...] O Śiva, obeisance to the resident of Kailāsa, obeisance to one who wanders all over the worlds, obeisance to thee the great lord, to the one indulging in divine sports [i.e., līlākāra], obeisance to the trident-holder. O lord, of complete and perfect qualities, obeisance to Thee, devoid of aberrations. Obeisance to Thee without aspirations. Obeisance to Thee without desires. Obeisance to the bold one, to the great soul. [...]”.

2) Līlākara (लीलाकर) refers to the “creator of divine sports (of diverse varieties)”, and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.35 (“The story of Padmā and Pippalāda”).—Accordingly, after Vasiṣṭha spoke to Himavat mount (Himācala): “After saying this, the excellent sage Vasiṣṭha, most excellent of wise men, stopped after remembering lord Śiva, the creator of divine sports of diverse varieties (nānā-līlākara)”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Līlākara (लीलाकर):—[=līlā-kara] [from līlā] m. a [particular] metre, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā [Scholiast or Commentator]]

[Sanskrit to German]

Lilakara 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Līlākāra (ಲೀಲಾಕಾರ):—

1) [noun] a man who plays (a game).

2) [noun] a man who amuses himsef by engaging in recreation.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Lila, Kara.

Ends with: Mahalilakara, Mattamatamgalilakara, Mattamatangagalilakara, Mattamatangalilakara, Nanalilakara, Salilakara.

Full-text: Mattamatamgalilakara, Mattamatangagalilakara, Dandaka.

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 1.12.286 < [Chapter 12 - The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvīpa]

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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)

Text 18 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]

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Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)

4. Forms of Śiva and his different activities < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]

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