Rangamandapa, Raṅgamaṇḍapa, Ranga-mandapa, Ramgamamdapa: 9 definitions
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Rangamandapa means something in 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 Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Temples of Salem region Up to 1336 ADRaṅgamaṇḍapa (रङ्गमण्डप) is a pavilion, which contains a centre stage within. Marṇḍapa means a pavilion, raṅga means a stage and therefore a raṅgamaṇḍapa means a pavilion with a centre stage. Raṅgamaṇḍapa is a feature added to the temple during the Vijayanagara period due to the elaboration of the Hindu religious rites as a result of prominence given to the Bhakti cult.
During the pre-Vijayanagara times, particularly the Hoysala period, raṅgamaṇḍapas were a part or an extension of the navaraṅga of the temple. If the navaraṅga are closed on all the sides it becomes a gūḍhamaṇḍapa.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryRaṅga-maṇḍapa.—(SITI), inner hall of a temple; same as Tamil tiruv-araṅgu. (HA), same as sabhā-maṇḍapa; main hall in a shrine. (EI 9), hall in front of a shrine. Note: raṅga-maṇḍapa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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 Dictionaryraṅgamaṇḍapa (रंगमंडप).—m (S) An awning or a similar erection for sports and pastimes.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRaṅgamaṇḍapa (रङ्गमण्डप).—a theatre.
Derivable forms: raṅgamaṇḍapaḥ (रङ्गमण्डपः).
Raṅgamaṇḍapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms raṅga and maṇḍapa (मण्डप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaṅgamaṇḍapa (रङ्गमण्डप).—[substantive] play-house, theatre.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaṅgamaṇḍapa (रङ्गमण्डप):—[=raṅga-maṇḍapa] [from raṅga > raj] m. n. a play-house, theatre, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRaṃgamaṃḍapa (ರಂಗಮಂಡಪ):—[noun] = ರಂಗಭೂಮಿ - [ramgabhumi -] 1 & 2.
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)
Partial matches: Ranga, Mandapa.
Starts with: Rankamantapam.
Ends with: Navaramgamamdapa.
Full-text: Sabhamandapa, Shriranga, Rangabhoga, Caityaparipati, Koppeshvara, Indramandapa.
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