Madanadvadashi, Madanadvādaśī, Madana-dvadashi: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Madanadvādaśī can be transliterated into English as Madanadvadasi or Madanadvadashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadanadvādaśī (मदनद्वादशी).—a festival in honour of Cupid on the 12th day of the bright half of Chaitra.
Madanadvādaśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madana and dvādaśī (द्वादशी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadanadvādaśī (मदनद्वादशी):—[=madana-dvādaśī] [from madana > mad] f. the 12th day of the light half of the month Caitra (sacred to, K°), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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.
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Partial matches: Dvadashi, Madana.
Starts with: Madanadvadashivrata.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4.2f - Madanadvādaśī-vrata < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Vows (Vrata) in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]