Malayadri, Malaya-adri, Malayādri: 7 definitions
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Malayadri 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: KathāsaritsāgaraMalayādri (मलयाद्रि) or simply Malaya is the name of a mountain whose lord is named Kākaṇḍaka: a Vidyādhara king who fought on Śrutaśarman’s side but was slain by Prabhāsa, who participated in the war against Sūryaprabha, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 48. Accordingly: “... when they heard that [speech of Śrutaśarman], eight warriors in anger surrounded Prabhāsa.... And the fourth was an excellent Vidyādhara named King Kākaṇḍaka, a chief of a host of warriors, and his dwelling was in the mountain Malayādri”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Malayādri, 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’.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Indian Historical Quarterly Vol. 7Malayādri (मलयाद्रि) is the name of a country classified as Kādi (a type of Tantrik division), according to the 13th century Sammoha-tantra (fol. 7).—There are ample evidences to prove that the zone of heterodox Tantras went far beyond the natural limits of India. [...] The zones in the Sammoha-tantra [viz., Malayādri] are here fixed according to two different Tantrik modes, known as Kādi and Hādi.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMalayādri (मलयाद्रि).—&c. the Malaya mountain.
Derivable forms: malayādriḥ (मलयाद्रिः).
Malayādri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms malaya and adri (अद्रि). See also (synonyms): malayācala, malayagiri, malayaparvata.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMalayādri (मलयाद्रि).—[masculine] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMalayādri (मलयाद्रि):—[from malaya] m. = yācala
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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: Malaya, Adri.
Starts with: Malayadrivayu.
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Full-text: Malayadrivayu, Malayacala, Manyakheta, Malayaparvata, Malayagiri, Malaya, Vishvavasu.
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Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 6 - Group E: Regional Styles (The mixed ones) < [Volume 5 - Temple Architecture]
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
3.1. Mountains and Forests described in the Manasollasa < [Chapter 6 - Manasollasa: the first Encyclopaedia]
Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)