Nilakanthavijayacampu, Nilakanthavijaya-campu, Nīlakaṇṭhavijayacampū: 3 definitions
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Nilakanthavijayacampu 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 Nilakanthavijayachampu.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikathaNīlakaṇṭhavijayacampū (नीलकण्ठविजयचम्पू).—The Nīlakaṇṭhavijaya Campū of Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita was composed in 1937 A.D. on the myth of the churning of the ocean by gods.
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: Wisdom Library: HinduismNīlakaṇṭhavijayacampū (नीलकण्ठविजयचम्पू) or “Nīlakaṇṭhavijaya Campū” is a Sanskrit work in the campū style written by Nīlakaṇṭhadīkṣita (or, “Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita”), relating the Purāṇic legend of the myth of the churning of the ocean by gods.
Campū is a form of Sanskrit literature similair to the epic (kathā) and dramatic (kāvya) style. It contains both prose romance as well as sections in verse.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Nīlakaṇṭhavijayacampū (नीलकण्ठविजयचम्पू) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—composed by Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita in 1636. Hall. p. 208. L. 67. K. 60. Burnell. 159^a. Taylor. 1, 161. Oppert. 1266. 1472. 2240. 3315. 3421. 3998. Ii, 465. 1092. 1333. 2334. 2391. 2434. 2634. 2726. 3338. 4034. 5112. 5137. 5518. 5955. 6316. 7608. 7960. 8257. 8874. 9046. 9871. 10144. Rice. 250.
Nīlakaṇṭhavijayacampū has the following synonyms: Nīlakaṇṭhacampū.
2) Nīlakaṇṭhavijayacampū (नीलकण्ठविजयचम्पू):—by Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, son of Nārāyaṇa Dīkṣita. Bl. 271. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 44.
3) Nīlakaṇṭhavijayacampū (नीलकण्ठविजयचम्पू):—by Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, son of Nārāyaṇa. Hz. 836. Śg. 2, 114 p. 205 (Āśvāsa 1-3).
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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Partial matches: Campu.
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