Mandavya, 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补: 16 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く).鈥擜 sage. He is known as A峁嚹玬膩峁囜笉avya also. Once R膩va峁嘺 beat M膩峁嘾avya because of his not respecting R膩va峁嘺. That day 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 cursed him saying "You will also be beaten like this by a brave monkey". (Yuddha K膩峁囜笉a, Kamba R膩m膩ya峁嘺). (More details can be had from the entry A峁嚹玬膩峁囜笉avya). The 膩艣rama of 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 is considered a holy place. Once the King of K膩艣墨 went to this 膩艣rama and performed severe penance there. (Chapter 186, Udyoga Parva).
: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く).鈥擳he 艢atapatha Br膩hma峁嘺, the 艢膩峁卥h膩yana-膩ra峁噛aka, the 膧艣val膩yana-g峁沨yas奴tra, the 艢膩峁卥h膩yana-g峁沨yas奴tra and the B峁沨ad膩ra峁噛aka know of a teacher 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 鈥渄escendant of Ma峁囜笉u鈥�. The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 also mentions him. The M膩峁囜笉avas of the N墨lamata also seem to be descendants of Ma峁囜笉u and may be identified with the 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补s mentioned as a north-western people in the M膩rka峁囜笉eya-pur膩峁嘺, the Agni-pur膩峁嘺, the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottara-pur膩峁嘺 and the B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く).鈥擜 迟墨谤迟丑补 sacred to M膩峁囜笉av墨.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 13. 42.
1b) A Bh膩rgava gotrak膩ra.1 The sage who cursed Yama to be born as Vidura.2
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. I.63.77, I.63) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く) is the name of a pre-Pi峁単alan author on the science of Sanskrit metrics (肠丑补苍诲补艣腻蝉迟谤补): R膩ta and 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 are two ancient authorities of Sanskrit metrics are also mentioned by Pi峁単ala in Chanda艣艣膩stra
Chandas (啶涏え啷嵿う啶膏) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira1) 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く) refers to a country belonging to 鈥淢adhyade艣a (central division)鈥� classified under the constellations of K峁泃tik膩, Rohi峁嚹� and M峁沢a艣墨r峁, according to the system of 碍奴谤尘补惫颈产丑腻驳补, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bh膩ratavar峁 and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from K峁泃tik膩. The constellations of K峁泃tik膩, Rohi峁嚹� and M峁沢a艣墨r峁 represent the Madhyade艣a or central division consisting of the countries of [i.e., 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补] [...]鈥�.
2) 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く) also refers to a country belonging to 鈥淧a艣cimottara (north-western division)鈥� classified under the constellations of Uttar膩峁Ｄ佱笉ha, 艢rava峁嘺 and Dhani峁ａ弓h膩, according to the system of 碍奴谤尘补惫颈产丑腻驳补.
3) 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く) also refers to a country belonging to 鈥淯ttaratas or Uttarade艣a (northern division)鈥� classified under the constellations of 艢atabhi峁j, P奴rvabh膩drapada and Uttarabh膩drapada, according to the system of 碍奴谤尘补惫颈产丑腻驳补.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismMandavya (啶啶︵さ啷嶁�嵿く): A sage wrongly punished by the king by being impaled as the chief of robbers who had clandestinely hidden their stolen goods in a corner of his hermitage when he was in deep contemplation. Lord Dharma gave him this punishment for having tortured birds and bees in his childhood. At this Mandavya cursed Dharma who was born as Vidura, the wise, to the servant maid of Ambalika, wife of King Vichitravirya, who offered her to Sage Vyasa in place of Ambalika.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Mandavya. An ascetic. For his story see the Kanhadipayana Jataka.
2. Mandavya. Son of Matanga and Ditthamangalika. For his story see the Matanga Jataka. Mandavya is given as an example of conception by umbilical attrition. Mil.123f.; Sp.i.214.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary惭补峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶掂啶�).鈥攕ee 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补.
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惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く).鈥�(1) name of a 峁涐梗i in the 鈥楶adum膩vat墨ye parikalpa鈥�: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 iii.153.7 ff. So Senart, with one ms. in 153.20; v.l. here, and both mss. in most passages, Ma峁囜笉掳 (MIndic), which should probably be read; (2) pl., name of a [Page428-b+ 71] brahmanical school (of the Bahv峁沜as): 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 632.18 f., and name of a gotra, 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 635.8, 20.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く).鈥攊. e. 尘补峁囜笉耻, A proper name, + ya, patronym., m. A proper name,
1) 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攁stronomer. Quoted by Var膩hamihira Oxf. 329^a, by Hem膩dri, N膩r膩ya峁嘺 in M膩rta峁囜笉avallabh膩, Raghunandana, and others. 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补sa峁僪it膩 jy. B. 4, 172. K膩rttikaviv膩hapa峁璦la jy. B. 4, 118.
2) 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く):鈥攎entioned as a medical authority by V膩gbha峁璦 in S奴trasth膩na ch. 1; as an authority on metrics by Pi峁単ala, Ind. Studien 8, 406.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く):鈥擺from 尘腻峁囜笉补惫墨] m. ([patronymic] [from] 尘补峁囜笉耻 [gana] 驳补谤驳腻诲颈) Name of a teacher ([plural] his descendants), [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] of an astronomer, [Var膩ha-mihira]
3) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of a people, [Var膩ha-mihira]
4) [v.s. ...] of a school of the Bahv-峁沜as, [顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补]
5) [v.s. ...] m. or n. (?) Name of a place, [Catalogue(s)]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 惭补峁冡笉补惫补.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary惭腻峁囜笉补惫测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴さ啷嵿く):鈥攏. an ancient saint;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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