नीलकण्ठ

{ nīlakaṇṭha dīkṣitar }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

NĪLAKAṆṬHA DĪKṢITAR   A sanskrit poet who flourished in the 17th century A.D. he was the court poet of king Tirumala-Nāyaka. he has written works in all the branches of literature. his more important works are Śivalīlārṇava, Gaṅgāvataraṇa. Nīlakaṇṭhavijaya Campū, and Kaliviḍambana. Śivalīlārṇava contains twentytwo cantos. its theme is the sixtyfour līlās ( divine sports) of Śiva installed at Madura. ( south india) Gaṅgāvataraṇa is a poem in eight cantos which describes the story of Bhagīratha bringing Gaṅgā down to the earth. In the first canto of Nīlakaṇthavijaya, A.D. 1638- 39 is referred to as the period of its composition, and this reference helps us to determine the date of the poet.

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नील—कण्ठ  mfn.  mfn. blue- necked, [MBh.]

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नील—कण्ठ  m.  m. a peacock, [MBh.]; [Kāv.]; [Suśr.] a species of gallinule or water- hen (= दात्यूह), [L.]

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   a wagtail, [L.]
   a sparrow, [L.]
   the blue- necked jay, [L.]
    Ardea Sibirica, [L.]
पीत- सार   a species of plant (= ), [L.]

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    also title or epithet).">N. of शिव (as having a black throat from swallowing the poison produced at the churning of the ocean), [R.]; [Hit.] &c.
- दीक्षित    also title or epithet).">N. of the celebrated Sch. on [MBh.] and of other authors ( also , - नाग- नाथ, - भट्ट, - भारती, - मिश्र, - शर्मन्, - शास्त्रिन्, - शिवा- चार्य, - सूनु, - सूरि, °ठा- चार्य), [Cat.]

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नील—कण्ठ  n.  n. a radish, [L.]

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    also title or epithet).">N. of a तीर्थ, [Cat.]