Sandivin, Saṇḍīvin: 1 definition
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Sandivin 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraSaṇḍīvin (सण्डीविन्) is one of the ministers of the crow-king Meghavarṇa, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 62. Accordingly, “... the next morning the king of the crows [Meghavarṇa], after the usual compliments, said to his ministers, Uḍḍīvin, Āḍīvin, Saṇḍīvin, Praḍīvin, and Cirajīvin: ‘That powerful enemy [the owl Avamarda], who has thus defeated us, may get together a hundred thousand soldiers, and make another descent on us. So let some preventive measure be devised for this case’”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Saṇḍīvin, 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’.
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