Nilagiri, Nīlagiri, Nila-giri: 5 definitions
Introduction
Nilagiri means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of RajasekharaNīlagiri (नीलगिरि) is the name a locality mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—It is one of the Varṣa Mountains of Jamūdvīpa or Asia. This mountain is identified with immediately to the north of the Mahāmeru.
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’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaNīlagiri (नीलगिरि).—Name of a mountain in the region called Ilāvṛta of Jambū island. In Ilāvṛta there are three chief mountains called Nīlagiri, Śvetagiri and Śṛṅgavān, and in their middle three Varṣas (regions) called Ramyaka, Hiraṇmaya and Kuru. (Devī Bhāgavata, 8th Skandha).
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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSee Nilagalla (2), also Ramanilagiri.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīlagiri (नीलगिरि).—[masculine] [Name] of a mountain.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīlagiri (नीलगिरि):—[=nīla-giri] [from nīla > nīl] m. Name of a mountain, [Catalogue(s)]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nilagirikarnika.
Full-text: Nilagirikarnika, Malaya, Nilagalla, Anjanagiri, Anjanadri, Ramyaka, Sahya, Jambudvipa, Shringavan, Uttarakuru, Lavana, Brahmapuri, Rama.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Nilagiri, Nīlagiri, Nila-giri, Nīla-giri; (plurals include: Nilagiris, Nīlagiris, giris). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 37 - The letter of betrothal is despatched < [Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 31 - The account of Śivadūtī < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 20 - The Importance of Gaṇḍakī < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - The Story of Indradyumna < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 27 - The Birth of Kumāra Kārttikeya < [Section 1 - Kedāra-khaṇḍa]