Mankana, Maṅkana, Maṅkaṇa, Mamkana: 4 definitions
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Mankana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 EncyclopediaMaṅkaṇa (मङ्कण).—(MAṄKANA). A barber of Vārāṇasī who was a great devotec of Gaṇeśa. During the time of King Divodāsa II Śiva wanted to destroy the city of Kāśī and deputed his son Gaṇeśa (Nikumbha) for the same.
Gaṇeśa came to Kāśī and appearing in person before his devotee Maṅkaṇa, asked him to build a temple on the outskirts of Kāśī. Maṅkaṇa completed the temple and Gaṇeśa (Nikumbha) installed himself in that temple getting for it the name Nikumbhamandira. Devotees began to flow into the temple and Nikumbha sitting there answered the prayers of all. But he never fulfilled the prayer of the King to have a son. This annoyed Divodāsa and he destroyed the temple and then Nikumbha cursed that the city of Kāśī would become desolate. Śiva’s desire thus became fulfilled. (92. 33, Vāyu Purāṇa and 3; 67, 43, Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Maṅkana (मङ्कन).—Nikumbha appeared in the disguise of a barber of this name in a dream to Divodāsa before the ruin of the city and asked him to find his abode in the outskirts of the kingdom.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 92. 38.
1b) The form of a Brahmana assumed by Gaṇeśa Nikumbha when he appeared in a dream to Divodāsa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 67. 42.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraMaṅkana (मङ्कन) is the name of an ancient country, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.4 [Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, as the messenger said to Aikṣvāka (Daśaratha): “[...] In the city Mayūramāla, the ornament of this country, there is a cruel Mleccha-king, Ātaraṅgatama. His sons by the thousands have become kings and enjoy territories also, Śuka, Maṅkana, Kāmboja, et cetera. Now. Ātaraṅga, surrounded on all sides by them as commanders of inexhaustible complete armies, ravages Janaka’s country. Hard-hearted, they destroy the shrines everywhere. For from birth the destruction of dharma is dearer to them than wealth. So rescue dharma and Janaka continually beloved. You have become their life”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Maṃkaṇa (मंकण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Matkuṇa.
2) Maṃkaṇa (मंकण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Markaṭa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mankanacittar, Mankanaka.
Ends with: Kramankana, Namankana, Parimankana, Parisimankana, Pramankana, Simankana.
Full-text: Pramankana, Mankanacittar, Matkuna, Markata, Mankanaka, Akatha, Mayuramala, Menaka, Tevittu, Shuka.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 10 - Pilgrimages in the Arbuda region during Kali Yuga < [Section 3 - Arbuda-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 266 - Greatness of Śivarātri < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 13: Rāma’s aid to Janaka < [Chapter IV - The, birth, marriage, and retreat to the forest of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa]
Appendix 4.2: New and Rare Words < [Appendices]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 67 - The origin of Dhanvantari < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]