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Mallanaga, Ѳ岵, Malla-naga: 7 definitions

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

Ѳ岵 (मल्लना�).�

1) Indra's elephant.

2) a letter-carrier.

3) Name of वात्स्यायन (ٲⲹԲ), the author of कामसूत्र (峾ūٰ).

Derivable forms: 岵� (मल्लनागः).

Ѳ岵 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms malla and (ना�).

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

Ѳ岵 (मल्लना�).—m.

(-�) 1. The elephant of Indra. 2. A name of the saint Vatsyayana. 3. A letter-carrier. 4. A work on amorous topics by Vatsyayana Muni. E. malla strong, and an elephant.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Ѳ岵 (मल्लना�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a name of Vātsyāyana, the author of Kāmasūtra. Mentioned in Vāsavadattā p. 89.

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

1) Ѳ岵 (मल्लना�):—[=malla-岵] [from malla] m. Name of Vātsyāyana, author of the Kāma-sūtra, [Vāsavadattā; Catalogue(s)]

2) [v.s. ...] Indra’s elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a letter-carrier, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ѳ岵 (मल्लना�):—[malla-岵] (�) 1. m. Indra's elephant; a letter-carrier; a sage or his work.

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