Nagamani, Nāgamaṇī: 6 definitions
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Nagamani means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. 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 Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraNāgamaṇi (नागमणि) refers to the “nāga pearl” and represents a type of jewel (ratna), into which the universe was transformed by the Buddha’s miraculous power (ṛddhibala) according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XV). Accordingly, “Nāga pearl (nāgamaṇi) comes from the heads of nāgas”.
Also, “These jewels (eg, nāgamaṇi) are of three types, Human jewels (manuṣya-ratna), Divine jewels (divya-ratna) and Bodhisattva jewels (bodhisattva-ratna). These various jewels remove the poverty (dāridrya) and the suffering (duḥkha) of beings”.
Source: archive.org: The MahavastuNāgamaṇi (नागमणि) (Nāgāmaṇi?) refers to “nāga-stones” (type of gem) or possibly “elephant-stones”, according to the Mahāvastu chapter II.30 (‘the second Avalokita-sūtra’).—Accordingly, “[...] clear-eyed and rejoicing, standing in the sky full of magic power, they brought bright and beautiful nāga stones [i.e., nāgamaṇi], and bedecked the Bodhi tree of the Exalted One. Thousands of Brahmās came to the Bodhi throne, and the Deva Śakra, lord of the Guhyakas, too; the Devas who had seen former saviours of the world came to bow before the Self-becoming One. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsNagamani [नागमणी] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Ariopsis peltata Nimmo from the Araceae (Arum) family. For the possible medicinal usage of nagamani, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynāgamaṇī (नागमणी).—m (S) Snake-stone. Held as an alexipharmic.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnāgamaṇī (नागमणी).—m Snake-stone.
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNāgamaṇi (नागमणि).—also °ṇi-varma, a kind of gem: nāgā-maṇiṃ (-gā- m.c.; Senart em. °ṇīṃ; acc. pl.) ca śubhavar- ṇanīyāṃ…Mahāvastu ii.318.19 (verse), here brought by guhyas to decorate the bodhi-tree; °varma-mahāmaṇiratnaṃ Gaṇḍavyūha 498.18 (worn by fishermen and others who go into water, it protects them from injury by any serpent); in line 21 misprinted -dharma for -varma.
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Nāgāmaṇi (नागामणि).—m.c. for nāgamaṇi.
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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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Act 10.8: The Sahā universe transforms into jewels < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
‘Kavisamraat’ Viswanatha Satyanarayana < [April - June 1977]
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