Rashmimat, Raśmimat: 3 definitions
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Rashmimat 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.
The Sanskrit term Raśmimat can be transliterated into English as Rasmimat or Rashmimat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraRaśmimat (रश्मिमत्) is the mind-born son of Śrī, given to the Muni Dīdhimat, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 58. Accordingly, as the companion of a hermit’s son said to Manorathaprabhā: “... and after giving the son to the hermit [Dīdhitimat], Śrī disappeared. And the hermit gladly received the son, so easily obtained, and gave him the name of Raśmimat, and gradually reared him, and after investing him with the sacred thread, taught him out of love all the sciences. Know that you see before you in this young hermit that very Raśmimat, the son of Śrī, come here with me on a pleasure journey”.
The story of Raśmimat was narrated by Gomukha to Naravāhanadatta in order to demonstrate that “the appointed union of human beings certainly takes place in this world, though vast spaces intervene”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Raśmimat, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRaśmimat (रश्मिमत्).—m. The sun.
See also (synonyms): raśmivat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Raśmimat (रश्मिमत्):—[=raśmi-mat] [from raśmi] mfn. having rays or beams, radiant, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. the sun, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rashmi, Mat, Maat.
Full-text: Rashmivat.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LIX < [Book X - Śaktiyaśas]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XCI < [Anusasanika Parva]