Mandapapratishtha, Ѳṇḍ貹پṣṭ, Mandapa-pratishtha: 5 definitions
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Mandapapratishtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Ѳṇḍ貹پṣṭ can be transliterated into English as Mandapapratistha or Mandapapratishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsѲṇḍ貹پṣṭ (मण्डपप्रतिष्ठा) refers to the “consecration of the temple pavilions�, as discussed in chapter 21 of the ʳܰṣoٳٲṃh: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.—Description of the chapter [Բ-DZܰ-ṇḍ貹-徱-پṣṭ]: Bhagavān says he will now tell how to consecrate the structural buildings in a temple. The details for consecrating the Բ are first outlined (1-15); the same is then outlined for ṇḍ貹 [e.g., ṇḍ貹پṣṭ] (15-23) , and then also collectively for rathas, Բ, 屹, gopuras etc. (24-34). The remainder of the chapter deals with ܻ岹śԲ-consecration (35-58).

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṇḍ貹پṣṭ (मंडपप्रतिष्ठ�).—f (S) The ceremony of consecrating (of summoning the divinity into) a ṇḍ貹.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryѲṇḍ貹پṣṭ (मण्डपप्रतिष्ठा).—the consecration of a temple.
Ѳṇḍ貹پṣṭ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇḍ貹 and پṣṭ (प्रतिष्ठ�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumѲṇḍ貹پṣṭ (मण्डपप्रतिष्ठा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—etc. a fragment of a larger work. Cs 2, 302 (inc.).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲṇḍ貹پṣṭ (मण्डपप्रतिष्ठा):—[=maṇḍa-pa-پṣṭ] [from maṇḍa-pa > maṇḍa > maṇḍ] f. the consecration of a temple, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pratishtha, Mandapa.
Full-text: Rathapratishtha.
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