Mandaphala, Mamdaphala, Manda-phala: 14 definitions
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Mandaphala means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Mandaphala (मन्दफल).—Equation of the centre. Note: Manda-phala is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Mandaphala (मन्दफल) is the name of a Kumbhāṇḍa appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Udyāna, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Kumbhāṇḍa Mandaphala in Udyāna], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
mandaphala (मंदफल).—n S The anomalistic equation of a planet.
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
Mandaphala (मन्दफल).—equation of the apsis.
Derivable forms: mandaphalam (मन्दफलम्).
Mandaphala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manda and phala (फल).
Mandaphala (मन्दफल).—n. (-la) (In astronomy.) The anomalistic equation of a planet. E. manda, and phala product.
Mandaphala (मन्दफल).—adj., f. lā, bearing scanty fruit, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 35, 20.
Mandaphala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manda and phala (फल).
Mandaphala (मन्दफल).—[adjective] bearing little fruit or having few results.
1) Mandaphala (मन्दफल):—[=manda-phala] [from manda > mad] 1. manda-phala n. (in [astronomy]) equation of the apsis or (according to some) the anomalous motion of a planet, [Sūryasiddhānta]
2) [v.s. ...] 2. manda-phala mfn. bearing little fruit or having unimportant results, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā; Varāha-mihira]
Mandaphala (मन्दफल):—[manda-phala] (laṃ) 1. n. Bad fruit; anomalistic equation of a planet.
Mandaphala (मन्दफल):—1. (ma + phala) n. Gleichung der Absis [Sūryasiddhānta 2, 44.]
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Mandaphala (मन्दफल):—2. (wie eben) adj. f. ā wenig Früchte tragend: pṛthvī [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen’s Anthologie (II) 30, 8.] einen geringen Erfolg —, eine geringe Wirkung habend [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 21, 9.]
Mandaphala (मन्दफल):—1. n. Gleichung der Apsis.
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Mandaphala (मन्दफल):—2. Adj. (f. ā) —
1) wenig Früchte tragend. —
2) eines geringen Erfolg — , eine geringe Wirkung habend Comm. zu [Āpastamba’s Śrautasūtra 5,26,4.]
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
Maṃdaphala (ಮಂದಫಲ):—
1) [noun] reduced yield (in a field or from a tree, etc.).
2) [noun] (astron.) a measurement used for any orbiting body, as a planeṭs angular distance around its orbit from its perihelion, taken as if viewed from the sun; anomaly.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
mandaphala (မန္ဒဖလ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[manda+phala]
[မန္ဒ+ဖလ]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Phala, Manda.
Starts with: Mandaphalajya.
Full-text: Mantapalam, Udyana.
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