Madanavali, Madanāvalī: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraMadanāvalī (मदनावली) is the daughter of Nāgavatī (wife of king Janamejaya from Campā), according to chapter 6.8 [śrī-mahāpadma-cakrin-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“Now King Janamejaya in Campā was besieged by King Kāla, fought with him, and perished. The city was breached and the women of the harem scattered like deer in a forest-fire, confused about directions. Nāgavatī, the wife of the King of Campā, fled with her daughter Madanāvalī and came to that hermitage. Padma and Madanāvalī, missiles of love for each other, saw each other and love developed immediately. [...]”.
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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Full-text: Nagavati, Janamejaya, Kala.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Mahāpadma’s adventures in voluntary exile < [Chapter VIII - Śrī Mahāpadmacakricaritra]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)