Gaurīmunda, Gaurīmuṇḍa, Gaurimunda: 4 definitions
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Gaurīmunda 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: KathāsaritsāgaraGaurīmuṇḍa (गौरीमुण्ड) is the name of a Vidyādhara from Govindakūṭa, as mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 107. Accordingly, as Prabhāvatī said to prince Naravāhanadatta: “... and the next day after this the army of the Vidyādharas was suddenly seen in the sky, dense as a cloud at the end of the kalpa, uttering a terrible shout. Then Dhanavatī, calling to mind her magic science, said: ‘This is Gaurīmuṇḍa, come with Mānasavega’. Then those kings of the Vidyādharas and the Gandharvas raised their weapons, but Gaurīmuṇḍa, with Mānasavega, rushed upon them, exclaiming: ‘What right has a mere man to rank with beings like us? So I will to-day crush your pride, you sky-goers that take part with him’”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Gaurīmuṇḍa, 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 DictionaryGaurīmuṇḍa (गौरीमुण्ड):—[=gaurī-muṇḍa] [from gaurī > gaura] m. Name of a Vidyā-dhara prince, [Kathāsaritsāgara cvii, cxii.]
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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: Gauri, Munda, Munta.
Full-text: Atmanika, Nirjhara, Rudhira, Sravadrudhira, Rudhiranirjhara, Govindakuta, Matangapura.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CVII < [Book XIV - Pañca]
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