Tarapida, Tara-apida, Tārāpīḍa: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Tārāpīḍa (तारापीड).—A son of Candrāvaloka of the Sūryavaṃśa.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 12. 54.
Tārāpīḍa (तारापीड) is the son of Candrāvaloka and grandson of Nabha (Nabhas), according to the Vaṃśānucarita section of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] Nala was the son of Niṣadha and his son was Nabha. From Nabha (Nabhas) was born Candrāvaloka and from the latter was born Tārāpīḍa. From Tārāpīḍa, Candragiri was born from whom was born Bhānujit.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Tārāpīḍa (तारापीड) is the name of an ancient king of Ujjayinī, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara (story of king Sumanas).—Jābāli’s story was as follows: Tārāpīḍa, King of Ujjayinī, won by penance a son, Candrāpīḍa, who was brought up with Vaiśampāyana, the son of his minister, Śukanāsa. In due time Candrāpīḍa was anointed as Crown Prince, and started on an expedition of world-conquest. At the end of it he reached Kailāsa, and, while resting there, was led one day in a vain chase of a pair of Kinnaras to the shores of the Acchoda Lake.
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
Tārāpīḍa (तारापीड).—the moon.
Derivable forms: tārāpīḍaḥ (तारापीडः).
Tārāpīḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tārā and āpīḍa (आपीड).
Tārāpīḍa (तारापीड).—m.
(-ḍaḥ) The moon. E. tāra a star, and āpīḍa a chaplet. tārāṇāṃ āpīḍaḥ bhūṣaṇamiva . candre .
1) Tārāpīḍa (तारापीड):—[from tārā > tāra] m. (rāp) ‘star-crowned’, the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [=tārā-pīḍa] [from tārāpīḍa > tārā > tāra] Name of several princes, [Kādambarī; Liṅga-purāṇa i, 66, 4i] etc. ([rādheśa, [Kūrma-purāṇa i, 21, 59]]), [Rājataraṅgiṇī iv.]
Tārāpīḍa (तारापीड):—[tārā+pīḍa] (ḍaḥ) 1. m. The moon.
Tārāpīḍa (तारापीड):—(tārā Stern + āpīḍa) m.
1) der Mond [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 87.] —
2) Nomen proprium verschiedener Fürsten [Viṣṇupurāṇa 386,] [Nalopākhyāna 19.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 42. 112. 119.] [KĀD.] in [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 7, 583.]
Tārāpīḍa (तारापीड):—m. —
1) *der Mond. —
2) Nomen proprium verschiedener Fürsten.
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 (+0): Pida, Tara, Apita, Apidha, Pita.
Full-text (+1): Candrapida, Candragiri, Shukanasa, Nabhas, Bhanujit, Vaishampayana, Candravaloka, Acchoda, Ajira, Devakula, Garbhagriha, Dandargala, Kapatapatta, Dvaradesha, Dantakapata, Ayatana, Candika, Angana, Lohamahisha, Antahpindika.
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Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Chapter 17.4 - Characters of the Kadambari < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]
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Political history of Kashmir (from A.D. 600–1200) (by Krishna Swaroop Saxena)
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Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
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Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
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