Mancamandapa, Mañcamaṇḍapa, Manca-mandapa: 6 definitions

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Mancamandapa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mañcamaṇḍapa (मञ्चमण्डप).—

1) a temporary shed resting upon bamboo posts.

2) a platform erected on festive occasions (as marriages &c.).

Derivable forms: mañcamaṇḍapaḥ (मञ्चमण्डपः).

Mañcamaṇḍapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mañca and maṇḍapa (मण्डप).

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

Mañcamaṇḍapa (मञ्चमण्डप).—m.

(-paḥ) A sort of temporary open shed, a platform erected for particular ceremonies, as marriages, &c. E. mañca a scaffold, and maṇḍapa a temporary hall.

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

Mañcamaṇḍapa (मञ्चमण्डप):—[=mañca-maṇḍapa] [from mañca > mañc] m. a sort of temporary open shed, a pl° erected for [particular] ceremonies, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Mañcamaṇḍapa (मञ्चमण्डप):—[mañca-maṇḍapa] (paḥ) 1. m. A sort of temporary open shed or platform.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mancamandapa 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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