Madanakantaka, Madanakaṇṭaka, Madana-kantaka: 5 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadanakaṇṭaka (मदनकण्टक).—
1) erection of hair caused by the feeling of love.
2) Name of a tree.
Derivable forms: madanakaṇṭakaḥ (मदनकण्टकः).
Madanakaṇṭaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madana and kaṇṭaka (कण्टक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadanakaṇṭaka (मदनकण्टक).—m.
(-kaḥ) Horripilation caused by the feeling of love.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Madanakaṇṭaka (मदनकण्टक):—[=madana-kaṇṭaka] [from madana > mad] m. erection of hair caused by a thrill of love, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] Vanguiera Spinosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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