Madiravati, Madirāvatī: 4 definitions
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Madiravati 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara1) Madirāvatī (मदिरावती) is the name of the thirteenth book of the Kathāsaritsāgara, written by Somadeva in the 11th-century.
2) Madirāvatī (मदिरावती) is the sister of Vijayasena, a Kṣatriya from Viśālā, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 104. Accordingly, as a young Brāhman said to Naravāhanadatta: “... and one day the unmarried sister of that friend [Vijayasena] of mine, whose name was Madirāvatī, came with him to my teacher’s house. So beautiful was she that I feel convinced that the Creator made the orb of the moon, that is like nectar to the eyes of men, out of the overflowing of the perfect loveliness of her face”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Madirāvatī, 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.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Madirāvatī (मदिरावती):—[=madirā-vatī] [from madirā > mad] f. Name of a girl (and of [Kathāsaritsāgara xiii] so called after her)
2) [v.s. ...] of another girl, [Harṣacarita]
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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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Search found 3 books and stories containing Madiravati, Madirāvatī, Madira-vati, Madirā-vatī; (plurals include: Madiravatis, Madirāvatīs, vatis, vatīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 2d-f - Source of the Mālatīmādhava < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CIV < [Book XIII - Madirāvatī]
Chapter I < [Book I - Kathāpīṭha]
Harsha-charita (by Bāṇabhaṭṭa)