In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Mandanī (मन्दनी).—A mūrchana; the presiding deity of the Viśvedevas.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 86. 63.

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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: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Māṃḍaṇī (मांडणी) (of the Kalpasūtra) is the name of a manuscript dealing with the Daśāśrutaskandha section of Jain Canonical literature.—The Māṃḍaṇī (prose with verse quotations) is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—This manuscript [i.e., Māṃḍaṇī] has no title stricto sensu. the marginal title Māṃḍaṇī does not seem to be a standard or recorded designation for Kalpasūtra commentaries in the written tradition. It has been extracted by the copyist from māṃḍatau occurring at the end of the text (see above) and means ‘Beginning’ (Gujarati maṃḍavuṃ). When monks recite or read the Kalpasūtra during the Paryushan festival, they start with Maṇḍanīs as per their wish so that they can differ from each other and are not fully standardized (oral explanation from Ācārya Vijayaśīlacandrasūri).

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Mandani in India is the name of a plant defined with Setaria italica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chaetochloa germanica (Mill.) Smyth (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Landwirthschaftliche Flora (1866)
· Essai d’une Nouvelle Agrostographie (1812)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique … Supplément (1816)
· Flora Rossica (1853)
· Scientia Agricultura Sinica (1989)
· J. Cytol. Genet. (1979)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Mandani, for example health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

māṇḍaṇī (मांडणी) [or मांडणूक, māṇḍaṇūka].—f (Verbal of māṇḍaṇēṃ) Laying out, spreading abroad and in order; setting, disposing, arranging. 2 Regular disposition; orderly arrangement or outlay. 3 The frame, fabric, naked compacture or structure (of a building).

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

māṇḍaṇī (मांडणी).—f Laying out in order; regular disposition.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Mamdanilaragale, Mamdanilavritta, Mamdanisu, Mandania, Mandanika, Mandanila, Mandaniya.

Ends with: Ardhamandani, Lavanimandani, Potamandani, Pramandani.

Full-text: Mandavala, Pramandani, Mandanavala, Sthaviravali, Jinacaritra.

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