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Markanda, 첹ṇḍ: 8 definitions

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Markanda means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Markanda in Purana glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

첹ṇḍ (मार्कण्ड).—A Bhārgava gotrakāra.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 20; 196. 45.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

첹ṇḍ (मार्कण्ड) refers to one of the various Ṛṣis (sages) and Mahārṣis (great sages) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 첹ṇḍ).

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

첹ṇḍ (मार्कण्ड).—[mṛkṇḍorapatyam � ḍhak] Name of an ancient sage.

Derivable forms: 첹ṇḍ� (मार्कण्ड�).

See also (synonyms): 첹ṇḍⲹ.

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

첹ṇḍ (मार्कण्ड).—m.

(-ṇḍ�) A Muni, and narrator of one of the Puranas. E. ṛkṇḍ the father of the saint, and aff.

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

1) 첹ṇḍ (मार्कण्ड):�m. = 첹ṇḍⲹ, [Harivaṃśa]

2) mfn. composed by 첹ṇḍ (as a Purāṇa), [Catalogue(s)]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

첹ṇḍ (मार्कण्ड):�(ṇḍ�) 1. m. Name a sage.

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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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