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Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Madana (मदन) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Catunaregum spinosa (Thunb.) Tirvengadum” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning madana] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Google Books: Essentials of Ayurveda

Madana (मदन).—The Sanskrit name for an important Ayurvedic drug.—The thorny trees of Madana are found in the hills of Vindhya range etc. It is regarded as the best among the emetics.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: ISKCON Press: Glossary

Mādana (मादन).—A category of highly advanced ecstasy in which the lovers meet together and there is kissing and many other symptoms.

Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd Edition

Mādana (मादन) or Mādanākhya refers to:—See Adhirūḍha-mahābhāva. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇa

Madana (मदन) is the name of a mountain situated at lake Aruṇoda and mount Mandara, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 75. The Mandara mountain lies on the eastern side of mount Meru, which is one of the seven mountains located in Jambūdvīpa, ruled over by Āgnīdhra, a grandson of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) Madana (मदन) is the name of a leader of Gaṇas (Gaṇapa or Gaṇeśvara or Gaṇādhipa) who came to Kailāsa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.20. Accordingly, after Śiva decided to become the friend of Kubera:—“[...] The leaders of Gaṇas revered by the whole world and of high fortune arrived there. [...] Jālaṅka, the chief leader of Gaṇas, with twelve crores; the glorious Madana and Vikṛtānana with seven crores each. [...]”.

These [viz., Madana] and other leaders of Gaṇas [viz., Gaṇapas] were all powerful (mahābala) and innumerable (asaṃkhyāta). [...] The Gaṇa chiefs and other noble souls of spotless splendour eagerly reached there desirous of seeing Śiva. Reaching the spot they saw Śiva, bowed to and eulogised him.

2) Madana (मदन) is the one of the names of Kāma, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.3.—“[...] The Brahmins Marīci and others, my sons, decided on suitable names for the Being and said thus”. The sages said:—“[...] Causing elation in others you will be known as Madana. Since you were haughty even as you were born you will be Darpaka and your name Kandarpa will also become popular in the world”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Madana (मदन).—A name of Kāma, God of Love: also Makaradhvaja (s.v.);¹ created by Brahmā when he looked at Mahālakṣmī after praying to Janārdana; was given the flower dart and the sugarcane bow; Hari blessed him with all conquest and no defeat;² performed saubhāgya—śayana;³ at the request of the Devas and persecuted by Tāraka, Madana took courage and secretly entered Śiva's abode; the latter grew angry and burnt him with his third eye;⁴ remembered by Indra, went to him and was ordered to create sexual desire in Śiva; he got frightened at Śiva's third eye, but pressed by Indra he agreed to meet the Lord and sent his arrow of Mohana when Siva's third eye burnt him down; Rati wept with Madhu or Spring and both went to Śiva; Rati praised him for grace; Śiva replied that Madana would attain fame as Ananga in the world sometime hence.⁵

• 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa XI. 4. 8.
• 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 8. 24-9; 11. 7.
• 3) Matsya-purāṇa 60. 49.
• 4) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 11. 28.
• 5) Matsya-purāṇa 154. 212-51, 260-70.

1b) The seventh son of Devakī.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 46. 19.

1c) A commander of Bhaṇḍa sent to aid Viṣanga.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 21. 78; 25. 27.

2) Madanā (मदना).—A Śakti.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 36. 76.

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The Purana (पुराण, 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.

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikatha

Madana (मदन).—Madana is the handsome god of love. He has a flower-bow having a string of bees and five flowery arrows. He shrewdly awaits the proper opportunity to strike Śiva. Unfortunately the pride of his bow is humbled by Śiva’s fortitude and he is immediately burnt to ashes. Rati is a consort of Madana.

Soḍḍhala has alluded to Madana and Rati in his work. His attributes and functions can be understood by the epithets given by the author. They are as under:—Minadhvaja, Manobhava, Manmatha, Kusumapatrin, Kusumasāyaka, Cetobhū, Jhaṣaketana, Pañceṣu, Puṣpāyudha, Puṣpadhanvan, Manobhu, Manasija, Madana, Kandarpa, Anaṅga, Saṅkalpajanman, Makardhvaja, Kusumakārmukapāṇi, Smara, Makaraketu, Karmukapāṇi.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

Madana (मदन) is the alternative name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) mentioned by Hemacandra (1088-1173 C.E.) in his auto-commentary on the second chapter of the Chandonuśāsana. Madana corresponds to Rajanī (according to Bharata). Hemacandra gives these alternative names for the metres by other authorities (like Bharata), even though the number of gaṇas or letters do not differ.

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Chandas (छन्दस्) 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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: academia.edu: Yakṣiṇī-sādhana in the Kakṣapuṭa tantra

Madanā (मदना) is the name of one of the thirty-six Yakṣiṇīs mentioned in the Uḍḍāmareśvaratantra. In the yakṣiṇī-sādhana, the Yakṣiṇī is regarded as the guardian spirit who provides worldly benefits to the practitioner. The Yakṣiṇī (e.g., Madanā) provides, inter alia, daily food, clothing and money, tells the future, and bestows a long life, but she seldom becomes a partner in sexual practices.

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Madana (मदन) refers to “passion”, according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasaṃhitā: a Kubjikā-Tripurā oriented Tantric Yoga text of the Ṣaḍanvayaśāmbhava tradition from South India.—Accordingly, “[Visualisation of Śakti]:—[...] Her feet are embellished with anklets. She wears divine garlands and [has been anointed] with divine ointments. She is delighted by the wine she is enjoying. Her body is filled with passion (madana-āviṣṭa-vigrahā). She is restless with wantonness. [This is how the Yogin] should visualise his lover as Śakti, O Maheśvarī”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Madana (मदन) refers to “passion”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “In the centre, in the sacred seat called Kāma, passion (madana) gives rise to passion (madayati) and is the seat of Uḍa within power (kalā). The venerable (seat) Pūrṇa is in the wheel on the left and emanates the energy of the Moon in the seat of the Moon in front of that. [...]”.

2) Madanā (मदना) or Madanāvvā is the name of the Mother (avvā) associated with the sacred seat of Kāmarūpa, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

Madana (मदन) refers to the “Love-god”, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] Her body is beautiful and bears the hue of vermillion. Its middle part is slim, [and] she is the repository of beauty. She is slightly bent like a young elephant because of her pitcher-like breasts, resembling the temples of a young elephant. Her eyes are moving and wide like those of a deer. She is moon-faced, her smiles are gentle, and she serves as the felicitous banner of the Love-god (madana). [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)

Madana (मदन) is used as an ingredient of a mixture of Vajralepa (“a special kind of hard cement”) which was used in the construction of a Temple and as a binding agent for joining bricks, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, five procedures of preparing the vajralepa are suggested.—In the second variety, the mixture of lākṣā, kunduru, gṛhadhūma the middle portion of kapittha and bilva, nāgaphala, balā, madhuka, kiñjāpa, madana, mañjīṣṭhā, āmalaka and sarja should be taken.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Madana (मदन) refers to “Vangueria spinosa” (and is used in the treatment of Hawks), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “If a hawk is found to be losing strength and colour owing to any hurt, the following medicine is to be applied with care. Two kinds of turmeric, blue vitriol, Siphonanthus Indica, Vangueria spinosa [e.g., madana], exudation of Calotropis gigantea—these are to be mixed up in equal quantities and should be administered with meat for three weeks, the dose being varied according to circumstances. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Madanā (मदना) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Madana forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Jñānacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the jñānacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the saṃbhoga-puṭa (‘enjoyment layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Madanā] and Vīras are white in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)

Madana (मदन) refers to “excitement”, according to Kuladatta’s Kriyāsaṃgrahapañjikā, a text within Tantric Buddhism representing a construction manual for monasteries.—Accordingly, [vanayātrā in chapter 5]—“When the wood [to be used for the construction of a monastery] or the stones [to be used for the construction of a caitya] are brought into the city, [the Ācārya] should send a message [that these materials are being brought into the city] to the king or the citizens. He should make people with joyful minds whose bodies quiver with excitement (madana-sphūrti-mūrti) carry [these materials]”.

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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 (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Madana (मदन) refers to one of the Kapis fighting in Rāma’s army, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.7 [The killing of Rāvaṇa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “[...] When the battle had been going on for a long time, the army of the Rākṣasas was broken by the Vānaras like a forest by winds. [...] [Madana, ...] and other Kapis fought with Rākṣasas separately, leaping up and falling down, like cocks fighting with cocks. [...] Then the soldiers of Rāma and Rāvaṇa returned, purifying their own men, killed and unkilled”.

Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha

Madana (मदन) refers to a type of festival celebrated in ancient India, according to the 8th-century Kuvalayamālā written by Uddyotanasūri, a Prakrit Campū (similar to Kāvya poetry) narrating the love-story between Prince Candrāpīḍa and the Apsaras Kādambarī.—There is a reference to Madana Mahotsava on the madana-trayodaśī day in the bāhyodyāna where there was a temple at which the festival was held.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Madana [మదన] in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Spermacoce articularis L.f. from the Rubiaceae (Coffee) family having the following synonyms: Spermacoce scabra, Borreria articularis, Spermacoce flexuosa. For the possible medicinal usage of madana, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Madana in India is the name of a plant defined with Alangium salviifolium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Karangolum mohillae (Tul.) Kuntze (among others).

2) Madana is also identified with Catunaregam spinosa It has the synonym Xeromphis obovata (Hochst.) Keay (etc.).

3) Madana is also identified with Dactyloctenium aegyptium It has the synonym Eleusine aegyptiaca (L.) Desf. (etc.).

4) Madana is also identified with Spermacoce hispida It has the synonym Spermacoce avana R.Br. ex G. Don (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1984)
· Flora de Filipinas, ed. 2 (1845)
· Chloris Aetnensis (1813)
· Plantae Europeae (1870)
· Bull. Jard. Bot. État (1958)
· Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. Palermo (1910)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Madana, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

madana : (m.) the God of love. (nt.), intoxication.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Madana, (nt.) (fr. mad) lit. making drunk, intoxication Nd² 540 C. (in formula davāya madāya madanāya, instead of maṇḍanāya: see under mada 1); in cpd. °yuta intoxicated, a name for the Yakkhas J. I, 204. ‹-› Cp. nimmadana. (Page 518)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

madana (मदन).—m (S) The name of the Hindu Cupid. 2 The sexual passion, love or lust. ma0 ōvāḷaṇēṃ or ōvāḷūna ṭākaṇēṃ (mukhāvarūna or tōṇḍāvarūna or svarūpāvarūna) Expresses the incomparable inferiority in beauty of Cupid himself to such a person.

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madana (मदन).—n The corn arising from the first treading of the ears; the corn and chaff together: also called pahilēṃ madana. Of the second treading the produce is called dusarēṃ madana or ākaṇācēṃ madana. Of the third treading tisarēṃ madana or nikaṇācēṃ madana. ākaṇa is the name of the ears that have been trodden once: nikaṇa, of the ears that have been trodden twice. Great pains have been taken to determine these words; and careful inquiries have been made respecting them of farmers from different parts of the country. The above may be relied on as the sense in some districts: in others, according to the proverb pahilī rāsa dusarēṃ ākaṇa tisarēṃ nikaṇa caithā maṇī tyāsa balutā dhaṇī, rāsa is explained to be The heap of corn and chaff the produce of the first treading of the ears, ākaṇa the produce of the second treading, nikaṇa the produce of the third treading, and maṇī the scanty and light grains which fall during the winnowing of nikaṇa; and the word madana either is unknown or is explained as equivalent with rāsa. These words, however, are but three amongst many hundreds which different districts, and, not unfrequently, different villages understand differently. Varying acceptation even of the commonest words is a fact so familiar to the Natives that it precludes their contesting applications and uses howsoever devious from their own; according to their hourlyuttered proverb bārā bārā kōśāṃvara bhāṣā phiratī. The four following words are, in some parts, used to designate The trodden out mass and the states or forms into which it is separated through winnowing--rāsa, kāṇḍēṃ, mātērēṃ, phañjaṭa or varaḷēṃ The heap; the stalks and ears subjected to a second treading and winnowing; the mass of corn and dirt; the light grains and remaining chaff.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

madana (मदन).—m The god of love. Lust.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Madana (मदन).—a. (-nī f.) [माद्यति अनेन, मद्-करणे ल्युट् (mādyati anena, mad-karaṇe lyuṭ)]

1) Intoxicating, maddening.

2) Delighting, exhilarating.

-naḥ 1 The god of love, Cupid; व्यापाररोधि मदनस्य निषेवितव्यम् (vyāpārarodhi madanasya niṣevitavyam) Ś.1.27; हतमपि निहन्त्येव मदनः (hatamapi nihantyeva madanaḥ) Bhartṛhari 3.18.

2) Love, passion, sexual love, lust; विनयवारितवृत्तिरतस्तया न विवृतो मदनो न च संवृतः (vinayavāritavṛttiratastayā na vivṛto madano na ca saṃvṛtaḥ) Ś.2.11; सतन्त्रिगीतं मदनस्य दीपकम् (satantrigītaṃ madanasya dīpakam) Ṛtusaṃhāra 1.3; R.5.63; so मदनातुर, मदनपीडित (madanātura, madanapīḍita) &c.

3) The spring season.

4) A bee.

5) Bees'-wax.

6) A kind of embrace.

7) The Dhattūra plant.

8) The Khadira tree.

9) The Bakula tree.

1) Name of the 7th mansion (in astrol.).

11) A kind of measure (in music).

-nā, -nī 1 Spirituous liquor.

2) Musk.

3) The atimukta creeper. (nī only in these two senses).

-nam 1 Intoxicating.

2) Gladdening, delighting.

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Mādana (मादन).—a. (-nī f.) [मद्-णिच् ल्यु-ल्युट् वा (mad-ṇic lyu-lyuṭ vā)] Intoxicating &c.; see मादक (mādaka).

-naḥ 1 The god of love.

2) The thorn-apple.

-nam 1 Intoxication.

2) Delighting, exhilaration.

3) Cloves.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Madana (मदन).—name of a maharṣi: Mahā-Māyūrī 256.25.

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Madanā (मदना).—name of a piśācī: Mahā-Māyūrī 239.5.

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Mādana (मादन).—[, see Gandhamādana 2.].

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

Madana (मदन).—m.

(-naḥ) 1. Kamadeva, the Hindu Cupid. 2. The season of spring. 3. A plant commonly Mayana, (Vangueria spinosa.) 4. Thorn-apple, (Dhutura metel.) 5. A bee. 6. A sort of bean, (Phaseolus radiatus.) 7. Bee's wax. 8. A tree, (Mimosa eatechu.) 9. A kind of embrace. f. (-nā-nī) 1. Spirituous or vinous liquor. 2. Delighting, E. mad to exhilarate or rejoice, aff. lyuṭ, fem. aff. ṭāp, or ṅīṣ .

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Mādana (मादन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Cloves. 2. Delighting, inebriating. 3. Exhilaration. 4. Intoxication. m.

(-naḥ) 1. Kama. 2. The thorn apple. E. mad to be pleased, in the causal form, to please, &c., aff. lyuṭa .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madana (मदन).—[mad + ana] 1., I. m. 1. Love, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 22, 8; Kāmadeva, the god of love, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 9. 2. The season of spring. 3. Thorn apple, Datura metel. 4. A bee. 5. Beeswax. Ii. f. na and nī, Spirituous liquor.

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Mādana (मादन).—i. e. mad, [Causal.], + ana, n. 1. Delighting. 2. Cloves.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madana (मदन).—[masculine] love or the god of love.

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Mādana (मादन).—[adjective] inebriating.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Madana (मदन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Madanapāla.

2) Madana (मदन):—poet. Śp. p. 70. Mentioned in Bhojaprabandha Oxf. 150^b.

3) Madana (मदन):—called also bālasarasvatī author of Bālasarasvatīya. He is quoted by Arjunavarmadeva on Amaruśataka 1.

4) Madana (मदन):—Kṛṣṇalīlā kāvya.

5) Madana (मदन):—king, patron of Utprekṣāvallabha (Sundarīśataka).

6) Madana (मदन):—king of Kirāta, patron of Govinda (Rasahṛdaya).

7) Madana (मदन):—king, son of Hammīra, grandson of Siṃhaṇadeva, was patron of Raṇahastin (Raṇavijaya jy.). Peters. Extr. 4, 57.

8) Madana (मदन):—son of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇalīlā kāvya.

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

1) Madana (मदन):—[from mad] m. (ifc. f(ā). ) passion, love or the god of love, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] a kind of embrace, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] the season of spring, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a bee, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] (?) bees-wax (See paṭṭikā)

6) [v.s. ...] Vanguiera Spinosa, [Suśruta]

7) [v.s. ...] a thorn-apple and various other plants (e.g. Phaseolus Radiatus, Acacia Catechu etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) [v.s. ...] a bird, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) [v.s. ...] (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]

10) [v.s. ...] (in [astrology]) Name of the 7th mansion, [Varāha-mihira]

11) [v.s. ...] Name of various men and authors (also with ācārya, bhaṭṭa, sarasvatī etc.; cf. below), [Rājataraṅgiṇī; Inscriptions; Catalogue(s)]

12) Madanā (मदना):—[from madana > mad] f. any intoxicating drink, spirituous liquor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

13) Madana (मदन):—[from mad] n. the act of intoxicating or exhilarating, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

14) [v.s. ...] ([scilicet] astra), Name of a mythical weapon, [Rāmāyaṇa] ([varia lectio] mādana)

15) [v.s. ...] bees-wax, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

16) [v.s. ...] mfn. = mandra, [Nirukta, by Yāska]

17) Mādana (मादन):—[from māda] mfn. exhilarating, delighting, [Ṛg-veda]

18) [v.s. ...] maddening. intoxicating, [Suśruta]

19) [v.s. ...] m. the god of love, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

20) [v.s. ...] Vanguiera Spinosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

21) [v.s. ...] the thorn-apple, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

22) [from māda] n. intoxication, exhilaration, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

23) [v.s. ...] ‘stupefier’, Name of a mythical weapon, [Rāmāyaṇa] ([varia lectio] madana).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Madana (मदन):—(naḥ) 1. m. Kāmadeva; spring; a bee. f. (nā-nī) Wine.

2) Mādana (मादन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Inebriating cloves.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Madana (मदन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Mayaṇa, Mayaṇā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Madana in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Madana (मदन) [Also spelled madan]:—(nm) see [kāmadeva; ~dahana ripu] an epithet of Lord Shiv; ~[mohana] Lord Krishna.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Madana (ಮದನ):—

1) [noun] an intoxicating drink, as an alcoholic liquor.

2) [noun] a substance with a strong, penetrating odour, obtained from a small sac (musk bag) under the skin of the abdomen in the male musk deer; musk.

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Madana (ಮದನ):—

1) [adjective] causing inebriation; intoxicating.

2) [adjective] exciting with joy.

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Madana (ಮದನ):—

1) [noun] Manmatha, the Love-God.

2) [noun] compelling or strong love; passion.

3) [noun] the spring season (being the first two months of Hindu calendar).

4) [noun] a honey-bee.

5) [noun] a plastic, dull-yellow substance secreted by bees for building cells; bees-wax.

6) [noun] the plant Datura metel of Solanaceae family.

7) [noun] the acacia tree Acacia catechu of Mimosae family.

8) [noun] the large, evergreen tree Manilkara hexandra ( = Mimusops hexandra) of Sapotaceae family.

9) [noun] the plant Xeromphis spinosa ( =Gardenia floribunda, = Randia dumetoum) of Rubiaceae family.

10) [noun] a kind of embrace as prescribed in erotica.

11) [noun] (pros.) a metrical foot having three (in which the first is long) or four (in which the first two are short '-uu') syllables.

12) [noun] (astrol.) the seventh house from the birth house in the zodiac diagram.

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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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Ends with (+35): Abhinimmadana, Agnimadana, Amadana, Anangamadana, Aprakrita-madana, Atmadana, Bhamadana, Bhatta madana, Bhattamadana, Bhupratimadana, BhutalOnmadana, Brahmadana, Damadana, Devamadana, Dhammadana, Dhammasamadana, Dharmadana, Gandhamadana, Gandharvamadana, Ghumadana.

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