Malopama, Mālopamā, Mala-upama: 6 definitions
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Malopama 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
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical studyMālopamā (मालोपमा) refers to a type of Upamā (“simile”) which represents one of the various Alaṅkāras (‘figures of speech’) classified as Artha (‘sense’), as employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—Verse XI.5 of the Bhīṣmacarita is an example of ‘mālopamā’ in which the poet compares pregnant Satyavatī with that of Pārvatī, with that of earth as well as that of water pot carrying water in it. Hence, the poet has very beautifully compared the attractive and pregnant Satyavatī with Pārvatī, earth and pot. The other examples of the same Figure of speech are: VIII.11, XI.10 and XVI.39.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMālopamā (मालोपमा).—a variety of Upamā or simile, in which one Upameya is compared to several Upamānas; e. g. अनयेनेव राज्यश्रीर्दैन्येनेव मनस्विता । मम्लौ साथ विषादेन पद्मिनीव हिमाम्भसा (anayeneva rājyaśrīrdainyeneva manasvitā | mamlau sātha viṣādena padminīva himāmbhasā) K. P.1.
Mālopamā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mālā and upamā (उपमा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMālopamā (मालोपमा).—[feminine] a kind of comparison ([rhetorie]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMālopamā (मालोपमा):—[from mālā > māla] f. ‘string of comparisons’, a [particular] figure of speech, [Kāvyādarśa ii, 42.]
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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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Partial matches: Upama, Maala, Mala.
Starts with: Malopamana.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.53 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.21 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)