Mandava, Māṇḍava, Mamdava: 9 definitions
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Mandava means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van Svayambhūdeva’s PaümacariuMāṇḍava (माण्डव) participated in the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in Svayambhūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or Rāmāyaṇapurāṇa) chapter 57ff. Svayambhū or Svayambhūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular Rāma story as known from the older work Rāmāyaṇa (written by Vālmīki). Various chapters [mentioning Māṇḍava] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as akṣauhiṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
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.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study (history)Māṇḍava (माण्डव) is the name of a tribe mentioned as inhabiting the region around ancient Kaśmīra (Kashmir valley) according to the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—The Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, the Śāṅkhāyana-āraṇyaka, the Āśvalāyana-gṛhyasūtra, the Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhyasūtra and the Bṛhadāraṇyaka know of a teacher Māṇḍavya “descendant of Maṇḍu”. The Mahābhārat a also mentions him. The Māṇḍavas of the Nīlamata also seem to be descendants of Maṇḍu and may be identified with the Māṇḍavyas mentioned as a north-western people in the Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa, the Agni-purāṇa, the Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa and the Bṛhat-saṃhitā.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymandāvā (मंदावा).—m (manda) Slowness or sluggishness, lit. fig. See mandāī.
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māṇḍava (मांडव).—m (maṇḍapa S) An open shed or awning erected on festal occasions (as at weddings &c.): also an arcade or arched way for a vine &c. to climb and overspread. 2 An open building dedicated to a deity.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmandāvā (मंदावा).—m Slowness or sluggishness,
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māṇḍava (मांडव).—m An open shed erected on fesial occasions.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāṇḍava (माण्डव):—n. ([from] maṇḍu) Name of various Sāmans, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa]
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryMaṃḍava (मंडव) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Māṇḍavya.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaṃḍava (ಮಂಡವ):—[noun] = ಮಂಟಪ [mamtapa].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+6): Mamdavana, Mandavadevata, Mandavagarh, Mandavahini, Mandavahni, Mandavahya, Mandavak, Mandavakhandani, Mandavala, Mandavalahaka, Mandavali, Mandavameda, Mandavanem, Mandavani, Mandavaparatani, Mandavapi Vihara, Mandavapratishtha, Mandavara, Mandavash, Mandavashobha.
Ends with: Anahamandava, Catakyance Mandava, Catakyance-mandava, Citakyance Mandava, Cutakyance Mandava, Dasadasaramamdava, Imdamamdava.
Full-text (+34): Mandavya, Cutakyance Mandava, Citakyance Mandava, Catakyance-mandava, Mandavameda, Catakyance Mandava, Mantavam, Cutaki, Atthana, Mandukali, Bhoyanatthana, Avanaya, Bhoyana, Mandavaparatani, Mandavi, Rayasiri, Anatha, Anathamandapa, Abbhamtarovatthana, Aida.
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The Nilamata Purana (by Dr. Ved Kumari)
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
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