Padmanagara, Padma-nagara: 2 definitions
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Padmanagara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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: Mālatīmādhava of BhavabhūtiPadmanagara (पद्मनगर).—Jagaddhara, an old commentator of the Mālatīmādhava identified Padmanagara with Padmāvatī. Also see Padmapura.
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’.
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Padmanagara (पद्मनगर) is the name of an ancient city possibly identified with Paunāra, described in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 124.27-30: There is a short inset of Ujjayaṇī with its rich market place, city gates, rampart and moat. There are also references to some famous cities as Bhṛgukaccha, Nandipura (mod. Nāndeḍa), Padmanagara (mod. Paunāra), see pp. 125.29-30, 126.1.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Padma, Nakara, Nagara.
Full-text: Paunara, Padmapura, Nandeda, Bhrigukaccha, Nandipura, Padmavati.
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Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 1a - The Life of Bhavabhūti < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
50. The previous births of Simhendu and Rativardhana < [Chapter 4 - Intervening Stories]