Nayacandrasuri, Nayacandra-suri, Nayacandrasūri: 2 definitions

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Nayacandrasuri 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 Nayachandrasuri.

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

[«previous next»] — Nayacandrasuri in Hinduism glossary
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (hinduism)

Nayacandrasūri (नयचन्द्रसूरि) is the author of the Vasantavilāsa (dealing with poetry and riddles), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The author, Nayacandrasūri, was a Śvetāmbara Jain monk, pupil of Jayasiṃhasūri, and belonged to the kṛṣṇarṣi-gaccha. He lived in the 15th century and is known as the author of a historical large poem, the Hammīramahākāvya, and of one of the few known representatives of the saṭṭaka genre (plays only in Prakrit), the Rambhāmañjarī.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nayacandrasuri in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nayacandrasūri (नयचन्द्रसूरि):—[=naya-candra-sūri] [from naya-candra > naya] m. Name of the author of the Hammīracarita, [ib.]

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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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