Vindumati, Vindumatī: 1 definition
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Vindumati 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: KathāsaritsāgaraVindumatī (विन्दुमती) is a daughter of Satyavrata, a Niṣāda king, according to the “story of the golden city”, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 26. Accordingly, “when Vindumatī, the daughter of the fisher-king, said this to him, Śaktideva, remembering his dream, accepted her proposal gladly; she procured his release, and he married that fair one, whose wish was gratified by her brothers receiving the command to do so from Durgā in a dream”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Vindumatī, 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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Full-text: Vindurekha, Kanakapuri.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 12 - The story of Satyavrata < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XXVI < [Book V - Caturdārikā]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Harsha-charita (by Bāṇabhaṭṭa)