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Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Vindurekhā (विन्दुरेखा) is the daughter of king Caṇḍavikrama, who became the second wife of Śaktideva, according to the “story of the golden city”, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 26. Accordingly, “then she [Vindurekhā] said to him [Śaktideva], ‘You must accordingly become my husband,’ and the hero consenting went out of the cavern with her. And when he arrived at home he told it to his wife Vindumatī, and with her consent he married that Princess Vindurekhā. So, while Śaktideva was living there with his two wives, one of his wives, Vindurekhā, became pregnant”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Vindurekhā, 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.

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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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Starts with: Vindurekhaka.

Full-text: Candavikrama, Kambuka, Haridatta, Devadatta.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Vindurekha, Vindurekhā; (plurals include: Vindurekhas, Vindurekhās). 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 XXVI < [Book V - Caturdārikā]

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