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Kavya (poetry)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)

Udanvat (उदन्वत्) refers to the “ocean”, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa verse 5.27.—Accordingly: “Due to the power arisen from the sprinkling performed with mantras by Vasiṣṭha the course of his chariot was not blocked on the ocean (udanvat), in the sky and in the mountains, like that of a cloud helped by the wind”.

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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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Udanvat (उदन्वत्).—a. Wavy, watery, abounding in water (Ved.); उदन्वता परिदीया रथेन (udanvatā paridīyā rathena) Ṛgveda 5.83.7; Av.18.2.48. m. The ocean; P.VIII.2.13. उदन्वानुदधौ च उदन्वच्छन्ना भूः (udanvānudadhau ca udanvacchannā bhūḥ) B. R.1.8; R.4.52,58,1.6; नवैरुदन्वानिव चन्द्रपादैः (navairudanvāniva candrapādaiḥ) Kumārasambhava 7.73. उदन्वदम्भः परिवीतमूर्तिः (udanvadambhaḥ parivītamūrtiḥ) Śi. समाजो नागानां विहरतु महोदन्वति सुखम् (samājo nāgānāṃ viharatu mahodanvati sukham) Nāg.5.26; ते च प्रापुरुदन्वतं बुबुधे चादिपूरुषः (te ca prāpurudanvataṃ bubudhe cādipūruṣaḥ) R.1.6.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Udanvat (उदन्वत्).—m. (-nvān) The ocean. E. ud water, and matup possessive aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Udanvat (उदन्वत्):—[=udan-vat] [from udan > und] mfn. wavy, watery, abounding in water, [Ṛg-veda v, 83, 7; vii, 50, 4; Atharva-veda xviii, 2, 48; xix, 9, 1]

2) [v.s. ...] m. (ān) the ocean, [Raghuvaṃśa; Kumāra-sambhava; Bhartṛhari] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Ṛṣi, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 8-2, 13.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Udanvat (उदन्वत्):—(nvān) 5. m. The ocean.

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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.

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Partial matches: Vat, Udac.

Starts with: Udanvattu.

Full-text: Audanvata, Tampam.

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 29 - Gaṅgā-Sahasranāma (A Thousand Names of Gaṅgā) < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]

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