Kancipura, Kāñcīpura, Kancipuram, Kāñcipura, Kanchipuram, Kāṃcīpura, Kanci-pura, Kamci-pura: 13 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKāñcīpura (काञ्चीपुर):—(s. u. kāñcī), davon ka adj. [Patañjali] [?a. a. O.4,74,b.]
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: Pura, Kanci, Puram.
Starts with: Kanchipuranam, Kancipuraka.
Full-text (+883): Kanci, Ulagalantha Perumal, Akacacapai, Kaccipati, Arulalapperumal, Kamakshi, Atti-kirimanmiyam, Vaikuntha Perumali, Kancipuri, Mancanirnati, Kancipuraka, Pirutivilinkam, Karakatu Perumal, Veda-matha, Kantan, Nirakam, Kantirpavai, Arana Valli, Viripara, Urdhvatandavamurti.
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Temples in and around Madurantakam (by B. Mekala)
Antiquity of Kanchipuram < [Chapter 1 - Historical Backdrop]
Rule of Pandyas < [Chapter 1 - Historical Backdrop]
Parama Samhita (English translation) (by Krishnaswami Aiyangar)
Pāñcarātra worship common in South Indian temples < [Introduction]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Bhaumika Vimānas (Temples of South India, Decan and Greater India) < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 2.10.1 < [Section 10 - Tenth Tiruvaymoli (Kilar oli ilamai)]
Pasuram 1.1.1 < [Section 1 - First Tiruvaymoli (Uyarvu ara Uyar Nalam)]
Pasuram 4.7.5 < [Section 7 - Seventh Tiruvaymoli (Cilam illac ciriyan)]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Sources for Study < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Earlier Works < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Origin of Sculptural Art (b): Pre-Pallava Period < [Chapter 2 - Origin of Sculptural Art—Its Development and Scheme]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
The Inscriptions of Sangramadhira < [Chapter 1 - Historical details from Sanskrit Inscriptions]
The Poonamallee inscription < [Chapter 1 - Historical details from Sanskrit Inscriptions]
2. The Hamsa-sandesha by Purnasarasvati < [Chapter 4 - Traces of Historical Facts from Sandesha Kavyas and Short poems]
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