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Kavya (poetry)

Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara

Limpāka (लिम्पाक) is the name a locality mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—Rājaśekhara in his Kāvyamīmāṃsā places this region in northern India. However some of the think this with the Lapo of Hiuen Thsang and Lambotoe of Ptolemy or the present Lamghan. This is a small tract of country lying along the northern bank of the Kābul river and bounded on the west and east by Ālingar and Kunar rivers and on the north by the snowy mountains.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Limpāka (लिम्पाक).—[lip ākan pṛṣo°]

1) The citron or lime tree.

2) An ass.

-kam A citron or lime.

Derivable forms: limpākaḥ (लिम्पाकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Limpāka (लिम्पाक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. The lime tree, (Citrus acida.) “pātilebura gācha .” 2. An ass. E. lipi to smear, aff. kākan .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Limpāka (लिम्पाक).—m. 1. The lime tree, Citrus acida. 2. An ass.

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

1) Limpāka (लिम्पाक):—[from lip] m. an ass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a citron or lime tree (n. its fruit), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Limpāka (लिम्पाक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. Lime tree; ass.

[Sanskrit to German]

Limpaka 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.

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Ends with: Alimpaka.

Full-text: Guruvarcoghna, Laladambu.

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

Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)

Part 8.7 - The region of Uttarāpatha (northern part) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]

Appendix 2 - Identification of Geographical names mentioned in the Kāvyamīmāṃsā

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