Madani, Madanī, Madānī: 5 definitions
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Madani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymadanī (मदनी).—f The name of a tree. See gēḷa.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMadanī (मदनी).—name of an ogress: Mahā-Māyūrī 243.18.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadanī (मदनी).—f. (-nī) 1. Spirituous liquor. 2. Musk. 3. The Atimukta creeper.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Madanī (मदनी):—[from madana > mad] f. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] musk, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a plant (= atimukta), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] the civet-cat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Mādanī (मादनी):—[from mādana > māda] f. Name of two plants (= mākandī and vijayā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMadani (ಮದನಿ):—
1) [noun] the jasmine creeper Jasminum heyneanum ( = J. sambac, = Nayactanthes sambac) of Oleaceae family.
2) [noun] a substance with a strong, penetrating odour, obtained from a small sac (musk bag) under the skin of the abdomen in the male musk deer; musk.
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Mādāni (ಮಾದಾನಿ):—[noun] a man giving liberally and freely; a generous, liberal man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Madanijja, Madanika, Madanike, Madanimmadana, Madanirmadana, Madaniya, Matani, Matanilai, Matanir.
Ends with: Amadani, Anupamadani, Attanmatani, Brahmadani, Camatani, Cinkamatani, Gandhamadani, Iramatani, Jamadani, Kalamadani, Kamadani, Khamsa-amadani, Khasa Amadani, Matani, Palappiramatani, Shramadani, Surmadani, Uttamatani, Vasantamadani.
Full-text: Gandhamadani, Vasantamadani, Gandhamulaka, Madana.
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Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
1.9. Use of Kastūrī (Musk) < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
The Communal Cataclysm < [January 1965]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Medicinal herbs and plants in the Atharva-veda < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]