Madara, Madāra: 13 definitions
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Madara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Madar.
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)Madara (मदर) [or Mānasa/Mandara?] refers to one of the fifty-two varieties of Temples (prāsāda), as discussed in chapter 8 (Kriyāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [prāsāda-bheda]:—This is ostensibly a highly technical chapter on varieties of vimāna-types. There are 52 varieties of vimānas mentioned [e.g., Madara] based on differences of tāla-measurements and adhiṣṭhāna-basements; but the treatment upon examination gives only the most superficial of distinctions between one type and another.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymadāra (मदार).—f ( A) The bunch on a dromedary's back. 2 Regard, view, attention; application towards of the mind or affections. Ex. akṣarāvara ma0 nāhīṃ arthāvara āhē; raṅgāvara ma0 nāhīṃ sūta mātra cāṅgalēṃ asāvēṃ; pagārāvara ma0 nāhīṃ āpalī kṛpā asalī tara purē. 3 ( A) Musalman's tomb, esp. the tāīta or amulet-portion of the mass erected over it.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmadāra (मदार).—f The hunch on a dromedary's back. Regard. Attention.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadāra (मदार).—[mad-āran; Uṇādi-sūtra 3.134]
1) An elephant in rut.
2) A hog.
3) A thorn-apple or Dhattūra.
4) A lover, libertine.
5) A kind of perfume.
6) A cheat or rogue (?).
Derivable forms: madāraḥ (मदारः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadāra (मदार).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. An elephant in rut. 2. A rogue. 3. A libertine, a lecher. 4. An elephant in rut. 5. A hog. 6. The name of king. 7. A sort of perfume, probably musk. E. mad to be intoxicated, &c., Unadi aff. āran .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadāra (मदार).—[mad + āra] 1., m. 1. An elephant. 2. A rogue. 3. A hog.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maḍāra (मडार):—[gana] pragady-ādi.
2) Madāra (मदार):—[from mad] m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]; cf. [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 134]) a hog
3) [v.s. ...] an elephant (in rut)
4) [v.s. ...] a thorn-apple
5) [v.s. ...] a lover, libertine
6) [v.s. ...] a kind of perfume
7) [v.s. ...] Name of a prince.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadāra (मदार):—[madā+ra] (raḥ) 1. m. An elephant; one in rut; a rogue; a lecher; a hog; musk; name of a king.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Madāra (मदार) [Also spelled madar]:—(nm) Calotrapis gigantea—the plant swallow wort.
2) Mādara (मादर) [Also spelled madar]:—(nf) mother; —[e-vatana] the mother land; ~[jāda] born of the same mother; ~[jāda naṃgā] stark naked; [mādarī] maternal; •[jabāna] mother tongue.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMādara (ಮಾದರ):—[noun] = ಮಾದಿಗ [madiga].
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Mādāra (ಮಾದಾರ):—[noun] = ಮಾದಿಗ [madiga].
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Mādāṟa (ಮಾದಾಱ):—[noun] = ಮಾದಿಗ [madiga].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Maḍāra (मडार):—n. rubbing;
2) Maḍāra (मडार):—n. Bot. madar; Calotropis gigantea; crown flower;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+10): Madaraa, Madaraas mullu, Madaraas-nelli, Madaracoda, Madaraga, Madaraha, Madarakantha, Madarakta, Madaramga, Madaramgavale, Madaramgi, Madarana, Madarangi-gida, Madarapata, Madararajya, Madaras-nelli, Madarasa, Madarasi, Madarasu, Madarasumallige.
Full-text: Matara, Madarya, Madarakantha, Sadela Madara, Madar, Mataram, Madararajya, Madaras-nelli, Maddarajadhitu, Mataran, Kararamadara, Bhista, Matalan, Kimmata, Manasa, Arka, Mandara, Prasada.
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