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Manohari, ѲԴdzī, ѲԴdz󲹰ī, Manas-hari: 12 definitions

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Manohari means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A king of Thaton who later became a vassal of Anorata of Burma.

It is said that flames issued from his mouth when he spoke, till Anorata made him eat food taken from a holy shrine.

Manohari, confounded by the loss of his power, sold a gem and erected two great images of the Buddha. Sas.64; Bode, op. cit., 13, 14, 15.

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Theravāda 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).

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manohari in Mahayana glossary
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

ѲԴdz󲹰ī (मनोहरी) [?] is the name of a Goddess appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Magadha and Ѳٳܰ, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Goddess ѲԴdz󲹰ī in Magadha and Ѳٳܰ], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manohari in Jainism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

ѲԴdzī (मनोहारी) is the wife of Sīmaṅkara, who is a kulakara (law-giver) according to Digambara sources. The kulakaras (similair to the manus of the Brahmanical tradition) figure as important characters protecting and guiding humanity towards prosperity during ancient times of distress, whenever the 첹貹ṛkṣa (wishing tree) failed to provide the proper service.

These law-givers and their wifes (e.g., ѲԴdzī) are listed in various Jain sources, such as the Bhagavatīsūtra and Jambūdvīpaprajñapti in Śvetāmbara, or the Tiloyapaṇṇatti and Ādipurāṇa in the Digambara tradition.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

ѲԴdzī.�(LP), cf. nija-manohāryā, ‘at one's own will�. Note: Դdzī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manohari in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

manōī (मनोहारी).—a (S) That steals away the mind; charming, captivating, bewitching, fascinating.

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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

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manohari in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ѲԴdzī (मनोहारी).—an unchaste or unfaithful woman.

ѲԴdzī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manas and ī (हारी).

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

1) ѲԴdz󲹰ī (मनोहरी):—[=Դ-󲹰ī] [from mano-hara > mano > man] f. Piper Longum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) ѲԴdzī (मनोहारी):—[=mano-ī] [from mano > man] f. an unfaithful or inconstant woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manohari in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ѲԴdzī (मनोहारी):�(a) see [manohara].

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manohari in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Manōhari (ಮನೋಹರಿ):�

1) [noun] a charming woman.

2) [noun] a woman as related to her husband; a wife.

3) [noun] name of a particular period of the day.

4) [noun] (mus.) in Karnāṭaka system, a mode derived from the main mode Kharaharapriya.

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Manōhāri (ಮನೋಹಾರ�):—[noun] that which is charming, attractive or beautiful.

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manohari in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ѲԴdzī (मनोहारी):—adj. attractive; charming; appealing; bewitching; captivating; mind-blowing;

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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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