Mahamandalika, Mahāmaṇḍalika, Maha-mandalika: 6 definitions

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Mahamandalika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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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Source: archive.org: Indian epigraphical glossary

Mahāmaṇḍalika (महामण्डलिक) or Mahāmaṇḍalīka refers to a feudatory title; the same as Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara. Where maṇḍaleśvara essentially means “the ruler of a maṇḍala or district”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Mahāmaṇḍalika.—(IE 8-3), feudatory title; see Mahā- maṇḍalīka. Note: mahāmaṇḍalika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Mahāmaṇḍalīka.—(HD), same as Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara. Cf. Ind. Ant., Vol. IX, p. 35. See Mahāmaṇḍalika, Mahāmaṇḍale- śvara-adhipati, Māṇḍalika etc. Note: mahāmaṇḍalīka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Mahāmaṇḍalika (महामण्डलिक).—name of a nāga: Mahāvyutpatti 3355.

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

Mahāmaṇḍalika (महामण्डलिक):—[=mahā-maṇḍalika] [from mahā > mah] m. Name of a Nāga, [Buddhist literature]

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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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