Kalashapura, Kalaśapura, Kalasha-pura: 4 definitions
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Kalashapura 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.
The Sanskrit term Kalaśapura can be transliterated into English as Kalasapura or Kalashapura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraKalaśapura (कलशपुर) is the name of an ancient city as mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 54. Accordingly, “... then he [Samudraśūra] went on to a city called Kalaśapura, and with the necklace in his hand entered the enclosure of a great temple. There he sat in the shade, and being exceedingly tired with his exertions in the water, he slowly dropped off to sleep, bewildered by destiny (vidhi)”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Kalaśapura, 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 DictionaryKalaśapura (कलशपुर):—[=kalaśa-pura] [from kalaśa] n. Name of a town, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Search found 2 books and stories containing Kalashapura, Kalaśa-pura, Kalasa-pura, Kalaśapura, Kalasapura, Kalasha-pura; (plurals include: Kalashapuras, puras, Kalaśapuras, Kalasapuras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXX - Tests of Ruby < [Agastya Samhita]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LIV < [Book IX - Alaṅkāravatī]