Vidagdhacudamani, Vidagdha-cudamani, Vidagdhacūḍāmaṇi: 5 definitions
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Vidagdhacudamani 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vidagdhachudamani.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Vidagdhacūḍāmaṇi (विदग्धचूडामणि) is the name of a parrot (śuka), as mentioned in the third story of the Vetālapañcaviṃśati in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 77. Accordingly, “... and he [Vikramakeśarin] possessed a parrot of godlike intellect, knowing all the Śāstras, that had been born in that condition owing to a curse, and its name was Vidagdhacūḍāmaṇi”.
The story of Vidagdhacūḍāmaṇi is mentioned in the Vetālapañcaviṃśati (twenty-five tales of a vetāla) which is embedded in the twelfth book of the Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’). The main book is a famous Sanskrit epic detailing the exploits of prince Naravāhanadatta in his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The Kathā-sarit-sāgara is is explained to be an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā which consisted of 100,000 verses and in turn forms part of an even 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Vidagdhacūḍāmaṇi (विदग्धचूडामणि).—[masculine] [Name] of a parrot (the crest-jewel of the wise).
1) Vidagdhacūḍāmaṇi (विदग्धचूडामणि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Amaruśatakaṭīkā by Rudramadeva.
2) Vidagdhacūḍāmaṇi (विदग्धचूडामणि):—Pañcāśannighaṇṭusāra glossary.
Vidagdhacūḍāmaṇi (विदग्धचूडामणि):—[=vi-dagdha-cūḍāmaṇi] [from vi-dagdha > vi-dah] m. Name of an enchanted parrot, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]
Vidagdhacūḍāmaṇi (विदग्धचूडामणि):—m. Nomen proprium eines verzauberten Papageien [Kathāsaritsāgara 77, 6.] [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 15, 17. 22, 17.]
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): Vidagdha, Cudamani.
Full-text (+0): Pancashannighantusara, Somika, Vikramakesharin, Amarushataka.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 17 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Commentaries on Amarakośa < [Chapter 1 - Kośa Literature–A Brief Survey]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LXXVII < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]