Sundarapura, Sundara-pura: 3 definitions
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Sundarapura 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: KathāsaritsāgaraSundarapura (सुन्दरपुर) or Śrīsundarapura is the name of a Vidyādhara city mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 51. Accordingly as the Vidyādharī Kāñcanaprabhā said to Naravāhanadatta while in a Svayambhū temple of Śiva: “... there is on the mountain heights of the father of Gaurī (i.e. the Himalaya) a city named Śrīsundarapura (Sundarapura), and in it there dwells a king of the Vidyādharas named Alaṅkāraśīla”.
According to chapter 52: “... and then he [Naravāhanadatta] readied the city of Sundarapura. It was adorned with many palaces of gold and jewels, and thus, though it was on the Himālayas, it made the beholder suppose that he was looking on the peaks of Mount Meru. And he descended from the heaven and, getting out of the carriage, entered that city, which, as it were, danced with the waving silk of its banners in its joy at having once more a king”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Sundarapura, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySundarapura (सुन्दरपुर):—[=sundara-pura] [from sundara > sund] n. ‘beautiful town’, Name of a city
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Pura, Sundara.
Starts with: Sundarapuramahatmya.
Ends with: Shrisundarapura.
Full-text: Sundarapuramahatmya, Shrisundarapura, Haci, Gangasaras, Alankaravati.
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Search found 1 books and stories containing Sundarapura, Sundara-pura; (plurals include: Sundarapuras, puras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LII < [Book IX - Alaṅkāravatī]