Mandapapratishtha, Maṇḍapapratiṣṭhā, Mandapa-pratishtha: 4 definitions
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Mandapapratishtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Maṇḍapapratiṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Mandapapratistha or Mandapapratishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaṇḍapapratiṣṭhā (मंडपप्रतिष्ठा).—f (S) The ceremony of consecrating (of summoning the divinity into) a maṇḍapa.
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 dictionaryMaṇḍapapratiṣṭhā (मण्डपप्रतिष्ठा).—the consecration of a temple.
Maṇḍapapratiṣṭhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṇḍapa and pratiṣṭhā (प्रतिष्ठा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumMaṇḍapapratiṣṭhā (मण्डपप्रतिष्ठा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—etc. a fragment of a larger work. Cs 2, 302 (inc.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṇḍapapratiṣṭhā (मण्डपप्रतिष्ठा):—[=maṇḍa-pa-pratiṣṭhā] [from maṇḍa-pa > maṇḍa > maṇḍ] f. the consecration of a temple, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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Partial matches: Pratishtha, Mandapa.
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