In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kautukamaṅgala (कौतुकमङ्गल) refers to “tying the auspicious thread (round one’s wrist)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.39 (“The gods arrive at Kailāsa”).—Accordingly: “[...] Lord Śiva thus requested by Viṣṇu, and being himself eager to follow worldly conventions performed the same duly. Authorised by Him, I performed all the rites conducive to prosperity, assisted by the sages. The sages [...], Vyāsa, with his disciples, and other sages came to Śiva. Urged by me they performed the sacred rites duly. All of them who had mastered the Vedas and Vedāṅgas performed the safety rites for Śiva and tied the auspicious thread (kautukamaṅgala) round his wrist. [...]”.

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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 Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Kautukamaṅgala (कौतुकमङ्गल) is the name of an ancient city, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.4 [Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “Maithila (Janaka) and Aikṣvāka (Daśaratha) wandering together, united, in the same condition, friends, went to the north country. They heard of a svayaṃvara of Kaikeyī, the daughter of King Śubhamati in the city Kautukamaṅgala, borne by Pṛthvīśrī, sister of Droṇamegha, a depository of the seventy-two arts, and they went to the pavilion. They sat down on the platform in the midst of the kings headed by Harivāhaṇa, like haṃsas on a lotus. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kautukamaṅgala (कौतुकमङ्गल).—

1) a solemn ceremony; उपवासैस्तिथेज्याभिर्व्रतकौतुकमङ्गले । लभन्ते मातरो गर्भान् (upavāsaistithejyābhirvratakautukamaṅgale | labhante mātaro garbhān) ... Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.7.14;

2) particularly marriage ceremony; R.11.53.

Derivable forms: kautukamaṅgalam (कौतुकमङ्गलम्).

Kautukamaṅgala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kautuka and maṅgala (मङ्गल). See also (synonyms): kautukakriyā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kautukamaṅgala (कौतुकमङ्गल).—n. a solemn ceremony, [Pañcatantra] 129, 17.

Kautukamaṅgala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kautuka and maṅgala (मङ्गल).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kautukamaṅgala (कौतुकमङ्गल):—[=kautuka-maṅgala] [from kautuka] n. (ifc. f(ā). ) an auspicious ceremony ([especially] the ceremony with the marriage-thread preceding a marriage), [Mahābhārata i, 5056; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kautukamangala in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kautuka, Mankala, Mangala.

Full-text: Kautukakriya, Prithvishri, Shubhamati, Dronamegha, Kautuka, Kaikeyi, Harivahana.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 8: Marriage with Kaikeyī < [Chapter IV - The, birth, marriage, and retreat to the forest of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa]

Part 4: Cure of Lakṣmaṇa < [Chapter VII - The killing of Rāvaṇa]

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