The Sanskrit term Madanacaturdaśī can be transliterated into English as Madanacaturdasi or Madanacaturdashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Madanachaturdashi.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Madanacaturdaśī (मदनचतुर्दशी).—the fourteenth day in the bright half of Chaitra, or the festival celebrated on that day in honour of Cupid.

Madanacaturdaśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madana and caturdaśī (चतुर्दशी).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madanacaturdaśī (मदनचतुर्दशी).—f. (-śī) The fourteenth day in the first half of Chaitra sacred to the god of love.

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

Madanacaturdaśī (मदनचतुर्दशी):—[=madana-caturdaśī] [from madana > mad] f. Name of a festival in honour of Kāma-deva on the 14th day in the light half of the month Caitra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Partial matches: Madana, Caturdashi.

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