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Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Vīrapura (वीरपुर) is the name of a city in the Himālayas, as mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 52. Accordingly, as Cāmuṇḍā said to Jīvadatta: “... there is a city on the Himālayas named Vīrapura, and in it there dwells a sovereign of the Vidyādharas named Samara. He had a daughter, named Anaṅgaprabhā, born to him by his Queen Anaṅgavatī”.

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

India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptions

Vīrapura (वीरपुर).—One of the Amaravati sculpture inscription records Vīra-pura as the name of a city of Andhra Pradesh. The place is unidentifiable.

Source: Jainworld: Jain History (h)

Vīrapura (वीरपुर) is mentioned as a Tīrtha in an epigraph of the twelfth century, found from Seḍam, in Gulbarga District. Its exact identification is still unknown.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vīrapura (वीरपुर).—[neuter] [Name] of a city.

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

1) Vīrapura (वीरपुर):—[=vīra-pura] [from vīra > vīr] n. Name of a town in the district of Kānyakubja, [Hitopadeśa]

2) [v.s. ...] of a mythical town in the Himālaya mountains, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

3) Vīrāpura (वीरापुर):—[=vīrā-pura] [from vīra > vīr] n. Name of a town, [Catalogue(s)]

[Sanskrit to German]

Virapura in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pura, Vira.

Starts with: Virapuram, Virapurantaran.

Ends with: Karavirapura.

Full-text: Karavirapura, Virapuram, Ayyaji bhatta, Samara, Anangavati, Anangaprabha, Karavira.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Virapura, Vīrapura, Vira-pura, Vīra-pura, Vīrāpura, Vīrā-pura; (plurals include: Virapuras, Vīrapuras, puras, Vīrāpuras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)

Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (9): Veerapuram < [Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh]

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 7: Initiation of Nami < [Chapter XI - Śrī Namināthacaritra]

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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)

Chapter LII < [Book IX - Alaṅkāravatī]

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