Madanika, Madanikā, Mādanikā: 6 definitions
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Madanika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMadanikā (मदनिका).—A nymph, a daughter of Menakā. A demon named Vidyudrūpa married her. But Kandhara of the family of Garuḍa killed Vidyudrūpa and took Madanikā for himself. They got a child named Tārkṣī. (Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, Chapter 2).
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.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume II: Apabhramsa metres (1)Mādanikā (मादनिका) refers to a variety of Mātrā: the only metre consisting of five lines, as discussed in books such as the Chandonuśāsana, Kavidarpaṇa, Vṛttajātisamuccaya and Svayambhūchandas.—Mātrā seems to be a very old Apabhraṃśa metre since it was known to Virahāṅka (see Vṛttajātisamuccaya) who describes four different varieties [viz., Mādanikā].—Mātrā (and thus Mādanikā) is an Ardhasama metre and contains five pādas. The uneven pādas contain 14 mātrās and the even ones have 12 mātrās.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadanikā (मदनिका).—[feminine] a woman’s name.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadanikā (मदनिका):—[from madanaka > mad] f. Name of a woman, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Raivatamadanika, Samadanika.
Full-text: Raivatamadanika, Vidyudrupa, Madanaka, Drashtavya, Matra.
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Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter CVIII - Manifestation of chudala in her own form < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter CVI - Marriage of chudala with sikhidhvaja < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter CVII - The advent of false indra in the cottage of the happy pair < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 24 < [Chapter 8 - Aṣṭama-yāma-sādhana (Rātri-līlā–prema-bhajana sambhoga)]
Text 12 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Women in the Field of Education < [Chapter 2]
Mrichakatikam - A Drama Par Excellence < [April – June, 2000]
Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)
1. History of Kashmir Śaivism < [Chapter 3 - A Brief Sketch of Kashmir Śaivism]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)