Viravarman, Vīravarman, Vira-varman: 4 definitions
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Viravarman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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: KathāsaritsāgaraVīravarman (वीरवर्मन्) is the name of a great-grandfather of Devadāsa, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 19. Their story was told by Yaugandharāyaṇa to king Udayana in order to demonstrate that when prosperity is acquired by a king’s own virtues it remains fixed in his family.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Vīravarman, 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’.
India history and geography
Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)Vīravarman is the name of a king from the Chandela (Chandella) dynasty mentioned in inscriptions from Baṅglā (1281 A.D.). A good many of these inscriptions refer to the death of certain warriors who lost their lives fighting on behalf of the Yajvapāla (Jajapella) king Gopāla against the Chandella monarch Vīravarman whose known dates range between 1261 and 1286 A.D. It is clear that the army of Vīravarman invaded the kingdom of Yajvapāla (Jajapella) Gopāla and succeeded in penetrating as far as the immediate neighbourhood of the latter’s capital Nalapura (Narwar).
The identity of the invading king Vīravarman is made clear by his mention in one record (No. 2) as Chaṃdilla (Chandella), by another (No. 1) referring to his association with Jejāhuti, and by two others (Nos. 8 and 11) describing him as the lord of Jejābhukti and the king of Jejāhuti respectively. Two of these records (Nos. 1 and 11) further say that Vīravarman was accompanied by four other kings who were no doubt his allies or vassals. But no other details about these rulers are given.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVīravarman (वीरवर्मन्):—[=vīra-varman] [from vīra > vīr] m. Name of various men, [Inscriptions]
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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: Varman, Vira.
Full-text: Gopala, Bhojavarman, Lucknow, Bangla.
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 221 - The Greatness of Prayāga: Hemāṅgī and Vīravarman Go to Vaikuṇṭha < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 220 - The Greatness of Prayāga: Mohinī’s Story < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 13 - Status of Women in the Samudramanthana < [Chapter 6 - Samavakāra (critical study)]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
The Pallavas of the Prakrit and Sanskrit charters < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
3. Mushakavamsa (or Mushika-vamsa) by Atula < [Chapter 3 - Historical Details from Mahakavyas]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XIX < [Book III - Lāvānaka]
Harsha-charita (by Bāṇabhaṭṭa)