Mandaleshvara, Maṇḍaleśvara, Mandala-ishvara, Mamdaleshvara: 13 definitions
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Mandaleshvara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Maṇḍaleśvara can be transliterated into English as Mandalesvara or Mandaleshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMaṇḍaleśvara (मण्डलेश्वर).—Provincial heads.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 38. 20.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: University of Vienna: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the AhirbudhnyasaṃhitāMaṇḍaleśvara (मण्डलेश्वर) refers to a “provincial governor”, according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, belonging to the Pāñcarātra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “A ruler who is a Universal Sovereign is entitled to the first, a Provincial Governor (maṇḍaleśvara) to the second and a District Governor to the third [level of] Creative Energy. [To the same are entitled] a chief minister or a twice-born, provided he is in charge of the protection of many people. No single man is entitled to [deploy] Her for [just] another man”.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMaṇḍaleśvara.—(IE 8-2; BL; HD), title of a feudatory or governor lower in rank than a Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara; same as Maṇ- ḍaleśa. Cf. Bomb. Gaz., Vol. XXI, p. 354. Cf. Mahāmaṇḍa- leśvara, ‘governor of the provinces’ (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXV, p. 110). Note: maṇḍaleśvara is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaṇḍalēśvara (मंडलेश्वर).—m (S) A lord or ruler of an extent of territory called maṇḍala.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaṇḍaleśvara (मण्डलेश्वर).—
1) the ruler or governor of a district or province.
2) a king, sovereign.
Derivable forms: maṇḍaleśvaraḥ (मण्डलेश्वरः).
Maṇḍaleśvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṇḍala and īśvara (ईश्वर). See also (synonyms): maṇḍalādhipa, maṇḍalādhīśa, maṇḍaleśa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṇḍaleśvara (मण्डलेश्वर).—m.
(-raḥ) A sovereign, a monarch. E. maṇḍala a district, and īścara a sovereign; the power of this prince is limited by Amara, and the Mandaleswara is considered as an emperor or supreme prince, only when in addition to his territorial sway, he has performed the Rajasuya sacrifice, in which he has been attended by all his tributary or subject princes: other authorities confound the sovereign of a Mandala, with the Chakravarti or emperor, and with the Samraj or lord paramount, and others confine him to the government of a district of twenty or forty Yojanas in each direction.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṇḍaleśvara (मण्डलेश्वर).—[masculine] the ruler of a country.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṇḍaleśvara (मण्डलेश्वर):—[from maṇḍala] m. idem, [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṇḍaleśvara (मण्डलेश्वर):—[maṇḍale-śvara] (raḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaṃḍalēśvara (ಮಂಡಲೇಶ್ವರ):—[noun] = ಮಂಡಲಾಧಿಪ [mamdaladhipa].
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Maṃḍaḷēśvara (ಮಂಡಳೇಶ್ವರ):—[noun] = ಮಂಡಲಾಧಿಪ [mamdaladhipa].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMaṇḍaleśvara (मण्डलेश्वर):—n. 1. the ruler or governor of a district or province; 2. the principal saint in the community of saints;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Svara, Ishvara, Mandale, Mandala.
Ends with: Mahamandaleshvara, Mahimandaleshvara.
Full-text: Mahamandaleshvara, Mandalesha, Mandala, Mahamandalika, Mandaladhipa, Mandal-adhipati, Mandaladhisha, Mahamandaleshvara-adhipati, Ishvara, Madhava bhatta, Mandalika, Ompatu.
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