Madara, Madāra: 11 definitions

Introduction:

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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

madāra (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-English

madāra (मदार).—f The hunch on a dromedary's back. Regard. Attention.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Madāra (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 Dictionary

Madāra (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 Dictionary

Madāra (मदार).—[mad + āra] 1., m. 1. An elephant. 2. A rogue. 3. A hog.

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

1) 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 Dictionary

Madāra (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]

Madara 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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) 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 corpus

Mādara (ಮಾದರ):—[noun] = ಮಾದಿಗ [madiga].

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Mādāra (ಮಾದಾರ):—[noun] = ಮಾದಿಗ [madiga].

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Mādāṟa (ಮಾದಾಱ):—[noun] = ಮಾದಿಗ [madiga].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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