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Makaranda, ²ÑÄå°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å²¹, Makaramda: 24 definitions

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Makaranda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

1) Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦).—Name of a commentary by Raá¹…ganÄtha on the Padamañjari of Haradatta;

2) Makaranda.—Name of a commentary on the Supadma VyÄkaraṇa by ViṣṇumiÅ›ra.

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Vyakarana (वà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤•रà¤�, vyÄkaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara

Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦) is the daughter of a garden in UjjayinÄ«, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 121. Accordingly, as MahendrÄditya asked his messenger Anaá¹…gadeva: â€�... and one day I went with my beloved to a garden in UjjayinÄ« called Makaranda to amuse myself. There it happened that in the dawn a low hypocritical scoundrel of a °ìÄå±èÄå±ô¾±°ì²¹ saw me, when I had just woke up from a sleep brought on by the fatigue of roaming aboutâ€�.

The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning Makaranda, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, 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 poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦) refers to “flower juiceâ€� or “honeyâ€�, as mentioned in a list of four synonyms, according to the second chapter (»å³ó²¹°ù²¹á¹‡yÄå»å¾±-±¹²¹°ù²µ²¹) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or RÄjanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The DharaṇyÄdi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Makaranda] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

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Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric Traditions (vaishnavism)

Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦) refers to “nectarâ€�, according to the VedÄnta DeÅ›ika’s YatirÄjasaptati.—There are allusions to RÄmÄnuja’s “protectionâ€� of the Vedas, his defeat of those who hold other VedÄntic views as well as the significance of his establishment of the right interpretation of the Vedas in innumerable verses of the YatirÄjasaptati. [...] Verse 31 captures in a lovely set of images the nature of RÄmÄnuja’s works.They are wish-fulfilling trees for the imagination of debaters, oozing with the nectar (makaranda) of Hari’s feet, possessing many branches so that they can remove suffering/heat, and subduing (with their perfume) the stench of sins.

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Vaishnava (वैषà¥à¤£à¤µ, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnuâ€�).

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India history and geography

: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume 3, part 1: Saduktikarnamrita

Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century SaduktikarṇÄmrita by ÅšrÄ«dhara DÄsa (son of Vaá¹­u DÄsa) who was a chief over several districts (called a ³¾²¹³óÄå³¾²¹á¹‡á¸²¹±ô¾±°ì²¹).—The Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, Makaranda) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Makaranda in India is the name of a plant defined with Jasminum multiflorum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nyctanthes pubescens Retz. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. (1826)
· Species Plantarum. (1798)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botaniqu (1797)
· Gard. Chron. (1881)
· Blumea (1950)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

makaranda : (m.) the nectar of a flower.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Makaranda, (cp. Class. Sk. makaranda) the nectar of a flower J. VI, 530. (Page 511)

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiá¹­aka PÄḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (á€á€­á€•ိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မá€� အဘိဓာနá€�)

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(Auto-Translation): (1) Flower juice, flower essence. (It is said in the texts that it has the power to create desire and can even pierce through misery.) (2) Long clothing-hair-smell. (In the PESC: (1) Flower essence. (2) Papaya-plant-flower. (3) Auspicious bird species. (4) Honey. (5) Sapodilla tree is translated as black.)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiá¹­aka, which is the sacred canon of TheravÄda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

makaranda (मकरंà¤�).—m S The nectar or honey of a flower. Ex. aá¹…gÄ«cÄ akhila ma0 apÄra ||.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

makaranda (मकरं�).�m The nectar or honey of a flower.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦).—[makaramapi dyati kÄmajanakatvÄt do-avakhaná¸ane ka pṛṣo° mum Tv.]

1) The honey of flowers, flower-juice; निषिदà¥à¤§à¥ˆ- रपà¥à¤¯à¥‡à¤­à¤¿à¤°à¥à¤²à¥à¤²à¤¿à¤¤à¤®à¤•रनà¥à¤¦à¥� मधà¥à¤•रैà¤� (niá¹£iddhai- rapyebhirlulitamakarando madhukaraiá¸�) Ve.1.1; मकरनà¥à¤¦à¤¤à¥à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¤¿à¤²à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾à¤®à¤°à¤µà¤¿à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾- मयà¤� महामानà¥à¤¯à¤� (makarandatundilÄnÄmaravindÄnÄ- mayaá¹� mahÄmÄnyaá¸�) Bv.1.6,8.

2) A kind of jasmine.

3) The cuckoo.

4) A bee.

5) A kind of fragrant mango tree.

6) (In music) A kind of measure.

-ndam A filament.

Derivable forms: ³¾²¹°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å²¹á¸� (मकरनà¥à¤¦à¤�).

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²ÑÄå°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å²¹ (माकरनà¥à¤�).â€�a. (-²Ô»åÄ« f.) Derived from, relating to, the juice of flowers; full of or mixed with honey; पà¥à¤°à¤šà¤²à¤¿à¤� इव सानà¥à¤¦à¥à¤°à¥‹ माकरनà¥à¤¦à¤ƒ परागà¤� (pracalita iva sÄndro mÄkarandaá¸� parÄgaá¸�) MÄlatÄ«mÄdhava (Bombay) 8.1 (v. l.); 9.13.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦).—m.

(-²Ô»å²¹á¸�) 1. The nectar or honey of a flower. 2. The Kokila or Indian cuckoo. 3. A bee. 4. A fragrant kind of mango. 5. A kind of jasmine, (Jasminum pubescens.) 6. The filament of a lotus. E. makara the emblem of Kama, and do to destroy, i. e. to surpass, as an incentive to love, aff. ka, form irr.

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²ÑÄå°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å²¹ (माकरनà¥à¤�).—f. (-²Ô»åÄ«) Relating to the juice of flowers.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦).—I. m. 1. The nectar of a flower, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 79, 16. 2. A kind of jasmine. Ii. m. The filament of a lotus.

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²ÑÄå°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å²¹ (माकरनà¥à¤�).—i. e. makaranda + a, adj. Consisting of the nectar of flowers, [Uttara RÄmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 154, 6.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦).—[masculine] the juice of flowers, a man’s name; [neuter] = seq.

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²ÑÄå°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å²¹ (माकरनà¥à¤�).—[adjective] coming from the juice of flowers.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Advaitamakaranda, NyÄyakusumÄñjaliprakÄÅ›amakaranda, NyÄyamakaranda, SiddhÄntamakaranda.

2) Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦):—jy. Pheh. 9. 11. ¸éÄå»å³ó. 35. See HorÄmakaranda.

3) Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦):—PadÄrthakhaṇá¸anavyÄkhyÄá¹­Ä«kÄ by Rucidatta. Oudh. Iv, 15.

4) Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦):—poet. [SÅ«ktikarṇÄmá¹›ta by ÅšrÄ«dharadÄsa]

5) Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦):—TithyÄdipattra, astronomical tables. Io. 2476.
—[commentary] by Kṛṣṇaśarman. Io. 520. 2303.
—[commentary] by DivÄkara, son of Ná¹›siṃha. Fl. 295. 296. Io. 2476. Oudh. Xx, 110. Stein 168.
—[commentary] by Puruṣottama. Peters. 4, 36.
—[commentary] MakarandodÄharaṇa by ViÅ›vanÄtha, son of DivÄkara. B. 4, 170. Bick. 314. Io. 1681. 2476. K. 236. [Mackenzie Collection] 123. Np. 146. Oudh. Xiii, 64. Xiv, 50. Xx, 110. Peters. 2, 194.

6) Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦):—TithyÄdipattra jy. C. As p. 135. C. by DivÄkara. Peters. 5, 496. C. AbhinavatÄmarasÄ by Puruá¹£ottama. L.. 982. C. MakarandodÄharaṇa by ViÅ›vanÄtha, son of DivÄkara. As p. 135. Bd. 843. L.. 983.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦):â€�m. the juice of flowers, honey, [KÄvya literature; PurÄṇa] etc.

2) a species of jasmine, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) a fragrant species of mango, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) a bee, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) the Indian cuckoo, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) (in music) a kind of measure, [SaṃgÄ«ta-sÄrasaṃgraha]

7) Name of a man, [MÄlatÄ«mÄdhava]

8) of various authors and works.

9) n. a filament ([especially] of the lotus-flower), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) Name of a pleasure-garden, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]

11) ²ÑÄå°ì²¹°ù²¹²Ô»å²¹ (माकरनà¥à¤�):—mf(Ä«)n. ([from] makaranda) coming from or consisting of the juice of flowers, [UttararÄma-carita; MÄlatÄ«mÄdhava]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦):—[makara-nda] (²Ô»å²¹á¸�) 1. m. The nectar or honey of a flower; a cuckoo; a bee; a fragrant mango; a jasmin, filament of a lotus.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Makaranda (मकरनà¥à¤¦) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: µþ³ó²¹²â²¹°ù²¹á¹ƒd²¹, ²Ñ²¹²â²¹°ù²¹á¹ƒd²¹.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Makaraṃda (मकरं�) [Also spelled makarand]:�(nm) the juice of a flower.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Makaraṃda (ಮಕರಂ�):�

1) [noun] the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower; nectar.

2) [noun] a variety in time-cycle in music, that has two groups of variable units followed by two groups of two units each.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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