Mandaramala, Mandāramālā, Mandara-mala: 5 definitions
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Mandaramala means something in 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraMandāramālā (मन्दारमाला), daughter of Vasu, is one of the twelve female friends of Mahallikā: daughter of Prahlāda, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 45. Accordingly, as Mahallikā said to Sūryaprabha: “... my female friends are not only two, but twelve in number, and my father’s brother carried them off from Indra’s heaven... And the twelfth is Mandāramālā, the daughter of a Vasu... They [eg., Mandāramālā] are all heavenly nymphs, born from Apsarases, and when I was married they were taken to the first underworld, and I must bestow them on you, in order that I may be always with them”.
The story of Mandāramālā and Mahallikā was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Mandāramālā, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
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’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMandāramālā (मन्दारमाला).—a garland of Mandāra flowers; मन्दार- माला हरिणा पिनद्धा (mandāra- mālā hariṇā pinaddhā) Ś.7.2.
Mandāramālā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mandāra and mālā (माला).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mandāramālā (मन्दारमाला):—[=mandāra-mālā] [from mandāra > mad] f. a garland of M° flowers, [Kāvya literature]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a celestial woman (daughter of Vasu), [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mandara, Maala, Mala.
Starts with: Mantaramalai.
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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 7 - References to Hospitality in Abhijñānaśākuntala < [Chapter 4 - Atithi-saparyā in Classical Sanskrit Literature]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
5.1. Ramavarma-vilasam by Balakavi < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
6. Dress and Decoration < [Chapter 5]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XLV < [Book VIII - Sūryaprabha]