Candavikrama, Caṇḍavikrama, Canda-vikrama: 6 definitions
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Candavikrama 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chandavikrama.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraCaṇḍavikrama (चण्डविक्रम) is the name of a king, according to the “story of the golden city”, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 26. Accordingly, “there is a king of the name of Caṇḍavikrama, lord of the southern region. I am his daughter, auspicious sir, a maiden named Vindurekhā. But a wicked Daitya, with flaming eyes, carried me off by treachery from my father’s house to-day and brought me here”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Caṇḍavikrama, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCaṇḍavikrama (चण्डविक्रम).—a. of impetuous valour, fierce in prowess.
Caṇḍavikrama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms caṇḍa and vikrama (विक्रम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaṇḍavikrama (चण्डविक्रम).—adj. possessed of fierce courage, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 39, 24.
Caṇḍavikrama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms caṇḍa and vikrama (विक्रम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Caṇḍavikrama (चण्डविक्रम):—[=caṇḍa-vikrama] [from caṇḍa > caṇḍ] mfn. of impetuous valour, [Rāmāyaṇa v, 39, 24]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a prince, [Kathāsaritsāgara xxvi, 177.]
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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.
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Partial matches: Vikrama, Canda.
Full-text: Vindurekha.
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