Madalasa, Mada-alasa, Madālasa, Madālasā: 16 definitions
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Madalasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Madālasā (मदालसा).—A Vidyādharī. She was married to a Vidyādhara named Campaka. (See under Campaka).
2) Madālasā (मदालसा).—Wife of Ṛtadhvaja, King of Kāśī. Once a demon named Pātālaketu carried away Madālasā and Ṛtadhvaja took her back after defeating Pātālaketu in a fight. Alarka was the son of this couple.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Madālasa (मदालस) refers to “(bliss of) playful passion”, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “Seeing that spring had come with sounds of cuckoos and full of bees, (Spring) said this at that time with a sweet voice: ‘Kāma is piercing Bhairava! See with eyes full of the bliss of playful passion (madālasa) the thigh of (this young) virgin!’”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Madālasā (मदालसा) refers to one of thirty-five Bhaumī types of Deśī varieties of Cārīs—“movements that involve the simultaneous movement of the feet, shanks and the hip”, according to Kallinātha’s Kalānidhi commentary on Śārṅgadeva’s Saṅgītaratnākara, 7.1016 (Vol. IV, pp.313-317).—Bharata’s Nāṭyaśāstra explains thirty-two varieties of cārīs—sixteen bhaumīcārīs and sixteen ākāśikīcārīs. Śārṅgadeva follows the definitions and the classification of cārīs up to this point. In addition Śārṅgadeva also names and explains deśīcārīs of the bhaumī-cārīs and ākāśikī-cārīs varieties. [For example, Madālasā] In all, Śārṅgadeva describes fifty four varieties of deśī-cārīs (35 bhaumīcārīs +19 ākāśikīcārīs).
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Madālasā (मदालसा) or Madālasākathā refers to one of the 157 stories embedded in the Kathāmahodadhi by Somacandra (narrating stories from Jain literature, based on the Karpūraprakara), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Kathāmahodadhi represents a repository of 157 stories [e.g., Madālasā-kathā] written in prose Sanskrit, although each of them is preceded by a verse. Together, they stage a large number of Jain characters (including early teachers). [...]
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
Marathi-English dictionary
madalasa (मदलस).—f (Properly majalasa) A royal court or assembly.
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madalasā (मदलसा).—m The central portion of the top of a maṇḍapa, or of the chata or ceiling.
madalasā (मदलसा).—m The central portion of the top of a maṇḍapa or chata.
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
Madālasa (मदालस).—a. languid with passion or intoxication.
Madālasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mada and alasa (अलस).
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Madālasā (मदालसा).—Name of the daughter of Viśvaketu, the lord of Gandharvas.
Madālasā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mada and alasā (अलसा).
Madālasa (मदालस).—mfn.
(-saḥ-sā-saṃ) Indolent, slothful, overcome with passion, pride or drunkenness. E. mada and alasa idle.
Madālasa (मदालस).—[adjective] lazy from intoxication.
1) Madālasā (मदालसा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] Quoted by Sāyaṇa Oxf. 270^b, by Kamalākara Oxf. 279^a.
2) Madālasā (मदालसा):—poetess. Śp. p. 70.
3) Madālasā (मदालसा):—from the Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa, ch. 27 fg. Quoted in Smṛticandrikā.
Madālasā has the following synonyms: Madālasāvākya.
4) Madālasā (मदालसा):—nāṭaka, by Gokulanātha. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 64 (and—[commentary]).
1) Madālasa (मदालस):—[from mada > mad] mfn. lazy from drunkenness, languid, indolent, slothful, [Kāvya literature]
2) Madālasā (मदालसा):—[from madālasa > mada > mad] f. Name of the daughter of the Gandharva Viśvā-vasu (carried off by the Daitya Pātāla-ketu, and subsequently the wife of Kuvalayāśva), [Purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of the daughter of the Rākṣasa Bhramara-ketu, [Uttamacaritra-kathānaka, prose version]
4) [v.s. ...] f. Name of a poetess, [Catalogue(s)]
Madālasa (मदालस):—[madā+lasa] (saḥ-sā-saṃ) a. Indolent through pride or passion.
Madālasa (मदालस):—[(mada + a)]
1) adj. f. ā träge in Folge eines Rausches: (aliḥ) kamalinīmakarandamadālasaḥ [VṚDDHA-Cāṇakya 15, 15.] [Ṛtusaṃhāra 6, 12] (vgl. madirālasā [11]). —
2) f. ā a) Nomen proprium einer Tochter des Gandharva Viśvāvasu, die der Daitya Pātālaketu raubte und die später die Gattin Kuvalayāśva’s wurde, [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 21, 28. 61. 22, 16. 25. 23, 64. 24, 28.] [Spr. 1240.] — b) Titel einer Schrift [Oxforder Handschriften 266,b,43. 270,b,24. 279,a,12.]
Madālasa (मदालस):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) träge in Folge eines Rausches. —
2) f. ā — a) Nomen proprium einer Tochter des Gandharva Viśavāvasu. — b) Titel eines Werkes.
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
Madālasa (ಮದಾಲಸ):—
1) [adjective] lazy, languid from drunkenness.
2) [adjective] being arrogant from youthfulness.
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Madālasa (ಮದಾಲಸ):—[noun] (dance.) a walking with unsteady feet, enacting intoxication.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Madālasa (मदालस):—adj. languid with intoxication;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Alasa, Mada, Mata.
Starts with (+0): Madalasacampu, Madalasakatha, Madalasakhyayika, Madalasanataka, Madalasaparinaya, Madalasavakya.
Full-text (+0): Madalasacampu, Ujjivitamadalasa, Madalasanataka, Madalasaparinaya, Muditamadalasa, Madalasakatha, Patalaketu, Madalas, Madalasakhyayika, Bhatta rama, Vikranta, Madalasavakya, Shatrumardana, Alasa, Kalahamsa, Campaka, Trivikramabhatta, Vagura, Carin.
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Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Canto XXV - The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued)
Canto XXXVI - The Story of Madālasā (concluded)
Canto XXVI - The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Page 19 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 681 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Women as Satī < [Chapter 2]
Family Relations < [Chapter 2]
Divisions of Āśrama (b): Gārhasthya < [Chapter 2]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study) (by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai)
Conclusion < [Introduction]