Mankanaka, Maṅkaṇaka: 7 definitions
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Mankanaka 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMaṅkaṇaka (मङ्कणक) is the name of a sage. He was born to Vāyubhagavān of his wife Sukanyakā. (Śloka. 58, Chapter 38, Śalya Parva). Vāmana Purāṇa, 38th Chapter states that Maṅkaṇa was one of the spiritual sons of Kaśyapaprajāpati. (See full article at Story of Maṅkaṇaka from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesMaṅkaṇaka (मङ्कणक) refers to the name of a Ṛṣi (sage) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. III.81.97). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Maṅkaṇaka) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraMaṅkaṇaka (मङ्कणक) is the name of a hermit who fathered Kadalīgarbhā by means of beholding the Apsaras named Menakā, as mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 32. Accordingly, as Somaprabhā narrated to Kaliṅgasenā: “... and near it [the Ikṣumatī river] there is a great forest, and in it a hermit of the name of Maṅkaṇaka had made himself a hermitage and performed penance with his heels upwards. And while he was performing austerities he saw an Apsaras of the name of Menakā coming through the air, with her clothes floating on the breeze. Then his mind was bewildered by Kāma, who had found his opportunity; the holy man’s seed fell upon a fresh plantain-flower, and there was born to him a daughter named Kadalīgarbhā, beautiful in every limb”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Maṅkaṇaka, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṅkaṇaka (मङ्कणक).—[masculine] [Name] of a Ṛṣi & a Yakṣa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maṅkaṇaka (मङ्कणक):—m. Name of a Ṛṣi, [Mahābhārata]
2) of a Yakṣa, [ib.] ([Bombay edition] macakruka).
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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)
Full-text: Kadaligarbha, Sukanya, Vayuha, Vayumandala, Vayuretas, Vayucakra, Macakruka, Vayuvega, Dvarapala, Ikshumati, Dridhavarman.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 40 - Greatness of Citraśilā < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 2 - Guheśvara (guha-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 270 - Greatness of Prācī Sarasvatī < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 27 - Kanyātīrtha, Saptasārasvata, Pṛthūdaka, Sannihiti, etc. < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 18 - The greatness of Nandā-Prācī < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XXXII < [Book VI - Madanamañcukā]