Madaniya, Madanīya, Mādanīya: 10 definitions

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Madaniya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

madanīya : (adj.) intoxicating; causing attachment.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Madanīya, (adj. nt.) (orig. grd. of madati) 1. intoxicating D. II, 185 (sadda vaggu rajanīya kāmanīya m.).—2. intoxication VvA. 73. (Page 518)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Madanīya (मदनीय).—a. Intoxicating, exciting passion; पिबन्ति मद्यं मदनीयमुत्तमम् (pibanti madyaṃ madanīyamuttamam) Ṛtusaṃhāra 5.1 where मणिराम (maṇirāma) in his commentary says : मदनीयमुन्मादकरम् (madanīyamunmādakaram).

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Mādanīya (मादनीय).—An intoxicating drink.

Derivable forms: mādanīyam (मादनीयम्).

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

Madanīya (मदनीय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) 1. To be enamoured. 2. Causing or exciting passion. E. mad to delight, anīyar aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mādanīya (मादनीय).—[adjective] inebriating.

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

1) Madanīya (मदनीय):—[from mad] mfn. intoxicating, [Nirukta, by Yāska]

2) [v.s. ...] exciting passion or love, [Ṛtusaṃhāra]

3) Mādanīya (मादनीय):—[from māda] mfn. intoxicating, inebriating, [Mahābhārata]

4) [v.s. ...] n. an intoxicating drink, [ib.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Madanīya (मदनीय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Enamouring.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Madanīya (मदनीय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Madaṇijja.

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Madaniya in German

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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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