Patalipura, Pāṭalīpura, Patali-pura: 2 definitions
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Patalipura 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: academia.edu: A Textual and Intertextual Study of the MudrārākṣasaPāṭalīpura is name for Pāṭaliputra as used in Mudrārākṣasanāṭakakathā of Mahādeva (a south Indian author of, perhaps, the seventeenth century). Accordingly, Pāṭalīpura is described in the introduction as follows: “in that city [Pāṭalīpura] all houses are made of gemstones, while the palaces are so exceedingly tall they touch the sphere of the clouds. There is not a single destitute man in that settlement. All are rich. … The women are as gorgeous as nymphs. … You wouldn’t find another town like it in all the three worlds”.
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: varalaaru: Airāvati (Jain religious tradition in Tamil Nadu)Pāṭalīpura is the name of an ancient locality corresponding with Tiruppādidrippuliyūr near Tiruvadigai.—According to literary tradition a monastery at Tiruppādidrippuliyūr (Pāṭalīpura) near Tiruvadigai (Cuddalore, South Arcot dist.) is known to have existed from the 5th century AD, where the Jain text Loka Vibhāga was copied by Muni Sarvanandin in the 22nd regnal year of Pallava Simhavarman in Ś. 380= AD 45810. This site was later converted in the 7th century AD into a Śaiva center with a Pallava temple called Guṇadhara Ēśvaram attributed to Mahendravarman I, who was initially a Jain and later adopted Saivism, destroyed the Jain monastery at Patalipura and built the Siva temple.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Partial matches: Pura, Patali.
Starts with: Patalipuram.
Full-text: Patalipuram.
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