Marunda, Maruṇḍa, Maruṇḍā, Māruṇḍa, Marumda: 9 definitions
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Marunda means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMaruṇḍa (मरुण्ड).—13 Kings of this line ruled for 200 years with Vṛṣalas.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 360, 363.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismMaruṇḍa (मरुण्ड) is the name of a Mahoraga mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Maruṇḍa).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaruṇḍā (मरुण्डा).—A woman with a high forehead.
See also (synonyms): maruṭā.
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Māruṇḍa (मारुण्ड).—
1) A serpent's egg.
2) Cow-dung.
3) A way, road.
4) A place covered with cowdung.
Derivable forms: māruṇḍaḥ (मारुण्डः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMaruṇḍa (मरुण्ड).—name of a serpent king: (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 18.24. Cf. Bhūruṇḍa, Bheruṇḍa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaruṇḍā (मरुण्डा).—f.
(-ṇḍā) A woman with a high forehead. E. mṛ to die, uṇḍac aff.: see the last.
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Māruṇḍa (मारुण्ड).—m.
(-ṇḍaḥ) 1. A serpent’s egg. 2. A road. 3. A place spread with cow-dung; some authorities have māraṇḍa .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maruṇḍa (मरुण्ड):—m. Name of a prince, [Catalogue(s)] (also -rāja, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension])
2) [plural] of a dynasty and a people, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
3) Maruṇḍā (मरुण्डा):—[from maruṇḍa] f. = maruṭā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Māruṇḍa (मारुण्ड):—m. a serpent’s egg, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) cow-dung or a place spread with it, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) a road, way, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maruṇḍā (मरुण्डा):—(ṇḍā) 1. f. Idem.
2) Māruṇḍa (मारुण्ड):—(ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. A serpent’s egg; a road; place of cow-dung.
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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.
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Starts with: Marundaraja.
Full-text: Bhurunda, Purunda, Bherunda, Maruta, Murunda, Vrishala, Ema.
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