Mammata, Mammaṭa: 7 definitions
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Mammata 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMammaṭa (मम्मट).—An Indian scholar who lived about 1100 A.D. He was a great scholar and critic in Sanskrit and was born in Kashmir. His masterpiece was a great book "Kāvya Prakāśa". It is divided into ten chapters. Each chapter is entitled "Ullāsa". There is a view expressed by some people that Mammaṭa wrote only the first nine chapters of this book and the last chapter was written by another scholar named Alaka.
Numerous commentaries on Mammaṭa’s Kāvya Prakāśa have been published. It is said that Patañjali’s commentator Kayyaṭa was the brother of Mammaṭa. "Śabda Vyāpāra Vicāra" is another book written by Mammaṭa.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMammaṭa (मम्मट).—Name of the author of the Kāvyaprakāśa.
Derivable forms: mammaṭaḥ (मम्मटः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMammaṭa (मम्मट).—[masculine] [Name] of a writer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumMammaṭa (मम्मट) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—originally mahiman bhaṭṭa of Kāśmīr. A silly tradition by Bhīmasena (Peters. 1, 26. 94) reports that he was a son of Jaiyaṭa and brother of Kaiyaṭa and Uvaṭa: Kāvyaprakāśa. Śabdavyāpāra, metrics. Oudh. Xi, 10. Report. Xvii (Śabdavyāpāravicāra). Saṃgītaratnamālā. Quoted in Saṃgitanārāyaṇa Oxf. 201^a. One stanza of his given in [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMammaṭa (मम्मट):—m. (for mahima-bhaṭṭa) Name of various writers ([especially] of the author of the Kāvya-prakāśa), [Catalogue(s)]
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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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Starts with: Mammataki, Mammatakicceti.
Full-text (+157): Rajanaka, Shabdavyaparavicara, Kavyaprakasha, Mahiman, Samasokti, Vipralambha, Samgitaratnamala, Kavyaprakashadipika, Kavyaprakashanidarshana, Kavyaprakashamanjari, Kavyaprakashatika, Kavyaprakashapradipa, Kavyaprakashasamketa, Shapahetuka, Abhilasa, Irsha, Maladipaka, Poetry, Udbhata, Ananda kavi rajanaka.
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Search found 22 books and stories containing Mammata, Mammaṭa; (plurals include: Mammatas, Mammaṭas). 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 14 - Kāvyaprakāśa of Mammaṭa < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 3.2 - Rājaśekhara’s views on Kāvyahetu (causes of poetry) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Part 3.6 - Distinguish between Pratibhā and Vyutpatti < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.87 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 2.13 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 4.95 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
2. Guṇa (quality) in the Haumannāṭaka < [Chapter 4]
1. Rīti (Style) in the Haumannāṭaka < [Chapter 4]
4. Various Rasas Delineated < [Chapter 4]
A Survey of < [July 1964]
Ontological Bases of a Literary Work of Art -An Indian View
Indian Aesthetics and Telugu Poetry Today < [January – March, 2008]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
5. About the dramatist (Viśākhadatta) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
1. Guṇa: It’s classification and components < [Chapter 5 - Adoption of Style and Language in Mudrārākṣasa]
2. The theory of rīti < [Chapter 5 - Adoption of Style and Language in Mudrārākṣasa]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
14: Alaṃkāra-śāstra according to Mammaṭa (11th century) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of alaṃkāra in Sanskrit Poetics]
25: Definition of Tulyayogitā Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
19: Definition of Nidarśanā Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]