Mandaga, Mandagā, Manda-ga: 7 definitions
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Mandaga 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Mandagā (मन्दगा).—A river of Purāṇic fame. (Śloka 33, Chapter 9, Bhīṣma Parva).
2) Mandaga (मन्दग).—A place in the island of Śāka. The Śūdras who reside there are all virtuous people. (Śloka 38, Chapter 9, Bhīṣma Parva).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Mandaga (मन्दग).—The Śūdra caste of Śākadvīpa.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 69.
2) Mandagā (मन्दगा).—A river from the Śuktimat.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 38; Matsya-purāṇa 114. 32; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 107.
Mandagā (मन्दगा) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.31). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Mandagā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMandaga (मन्दग).—Saturn.
Derivable forms: mandagaḥ (मन्दगः).
Mandaga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manda and ga (ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMandaga (मन्दग).—m.
(-gaḥ) The planet Saturn.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMandaga (मन्दग).—[adjective] moving slowly.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mandaga (मन्दग):—[=manda-ga] [from manda > mad] mfn. moving or flowing slowly, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] m. the planet Saturn, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Dyuti-mat, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) of the Śūdras in Śāka-dvīpa, [Mahābhārata]
5) Mandagā (मन्दगा):—[=manda-gā] [from manda-ga > manda > mad] f. Name of a river, [ib.]
6) Mandaga (मन्दग):—[=manda-ga] [from manda > mad] n. Name of the Varṣa ruled by Mandaga, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mandagadi, Mandagalla, Mandagama, Mandagamana, Mandagamin, Mandagamini, Mandagata, Mandagati, Mandagatiphala, Mandagatitva, Maṇḍagala.
Full-text: Shakadvipa.
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The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
The Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LVI - Enumeration of the names of princes of the continent of Plaksha, etc. < [Agastya Samhita]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 6 - Bhāratavarṣa: Its Rivers and Regions < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - The Description of Bharata < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]