Gajamandana, Gajamaṇḍana, Gaja-mandana, Gajamamdana: 5 definitions
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Gajamandana 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGajamaṇḍana (गजमण्डन).—the ornaments with which an elephant is decorated, particularly the coloured lines on his head.
Derivable forms: gajamaṇḍanam (गजमण्डनम्).
Gajamaṇḍana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaja and maṇḍana (मण्डन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGajamaṇḍana (गजमण्डन):—[=gaja-maṇḍana] [from gaja > gaj] n. the ornaments with which an elephant is decorated (especially the coloured lines on his head), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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 corpusGajamaṃḍana (ಗಜಮಂಡನ):—[noun] the decorative lines painted on the head of an elephant.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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