Nilamata, Nīlamata: 4 definitions
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Nilamata 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyNīlamata (नीलमत).—The very name “Nīlamata” i.e. Teachings of Nīla is associated with a Nāga named Nīla through whose mouth is related more than two-thirds of the whole Nīlamata-purāṇa.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīlamata (नीलमत):—[=nīla-mata] [from nīla > nīl] (or -purāṇa) n. Name of a, [Purāṇa]
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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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Starts with: Nilamatakam, Nilamatakku, Nilamatam, Nilamatantai, Nilamatapurana.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
3. Kṣemendra’s Birth Place < [Chapter 2 - Kṣemendra: His Life and Works]
Nilamata Purana (by Dr. Ved Kumari)
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 8d - Sites of pilgrimage (found in the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita) < [Chapter IV - Socio-cultural study of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
Shaivacintamani (analytical study) (by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik)
Part 1 - Śaivism in Ekāmra Purāṇa < [Chapter 2: Śaivism in Śaiva Purāṇas of Odisha]