Mandakarni, Māṇḍakarṇi: 4 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMāṇḍakarṇi (माण्डकर्णि).—(ŚĀTAKARṆI). A sage. Once this sage spent ten thousand years in a pond performing penance. Devas were bewildered and they sent five beautiful celestial maidens to divert the attention of the sage from his severe austerities. They enticed him and the sage constructed a grand and palatial house for them and stayed there with them. There was always music and dance there. The pond was thereafter known as 'Pañcāpsaras'. Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa during their exile in the forests with Sītā visited this place. (Sarga 11, Araṇyakāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa).
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 dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mandakarṇi (मन्दकर्णि):—[=manda-karṇi] [from manda > mad] m. Name of a Muni, [Rāmāyaṇa] ([varia lectio] māndak and śātak).
2) Māṇḍakarṇi (माण्डकर्णि):—m. ([from] maṇḍa-karṇa) Name of a Muni, [Rāmāyaṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Karni, Manda.
Full-text: Pancapsaras, Shatakarni, Pancapsarasa, Mandakarna, Dvipikarni, Karni.
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