Munjavata, Muñjavaṭa, Munja-vata, Muñjāvaṭa: 5 definitions
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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Muñjavaṭa (मुञ्जवट).—A holy place of pilgrimage devoted to Śiva in the neighbourhood of Kurukṣetra. If one resides here for one night one will get the position of Gaṇapati. (Śloka 22, Chapter 83, Vana Parva).
2) Muñjavaṭa (मुञ्जवट).—A holy place of pilgrimage devoted to Śiva on the banks of the river Gaṅgā. If a man goes to this place and does circumambulation of the idol there singing songs in praise of Śiva he would get the position of Gaṇapati and if he bathes in the Gaṅgā river also, he would be absolved of all sins. (Śloka 67, Chapter 85, Vana Parva).
3) Muñjāvaṭa (मुञ्जावट).—A place on the Himālayas. Once Paraśurāma went to this place and calling the sages there instructed them to keep their tufts knotted together. (Śloka 3, Chapter 112, Śānti Parva).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesMuñjavaṭa (मुञ्जवट) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. ). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Muñja-vaṭa) 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Muñjavaṭa (मुञ्जवट):—[=muñja-vaṭa] [from muñja > muñj] Name of a place of pilgrimage, [Mahābhārata] (cf. muñjā-v).
2) Muñjāvaṭa (मुञ्जावट):—[=muñjā-vaṭa] [from muñja > muñj] = muñja-pṛṣṭha, [Mahābhārata] (cf. muñja-vaṭa).
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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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