Yogakarandaka, Yogakaraṇḍaka: 4 definitions
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Yogakarandaka 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: KathāsaritsāgaraYogakaraṇḍaka (योगकरण्डक) is the minister of Brahmadatta (king of Benares), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 19. The kingdom of Brahmadatta was the first to be conquered by Udayana (king of Vatsa) during his campaign of conquering the whole earth.
Accordingly, in order to obstruct king Udayana in his campaign, “Then the minister of Brahmadatta, Yogakaraṇḍaka, laid snares in the path of the King of Vatsa as he advanced. He tainted, by means of poison and other deleterious substances, the trees, flowering creepers, water and grass all along the line of march. And he sent poison damsels as dancing-girls among the enemy’s host, and he also dispatched nocturnal assassins into their midst.”
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Yogakaraṇḍaka, 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’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYogakaraṇḍaka (योगकरण्डक):—[=yoga-karaṇḍaka] [from yoga] m. Name of a minister of Brahma-datta, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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: Yoga, Karandaka.
Full-text: Yogakarandika.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)