Mandapodvasana, Mandapa-udvasana, Maṇḍapodvāsana: 2 definitions
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Mandapodvasana 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.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: archive.org: History of Dharmasastra (Vol II Part I)Maṇḍapodvāsana (मण्डपोद्वासन) refers to “taking down the marriage canopy” and represents one of the various Marriage Rites (saṃskāra) according to the Saṃskāra-kaustubha of Anantadeva p. 532-533 and Saṃskāra-ratna-mālā of Gopīnatha p. 555-556—The main outlines of the marriage saṃskāra show a remarkable continuity for several thousand years from the times of the Rig Veda down to modern times.—Devakotthāpana and Maṇḍapodvāsana respectively refers to “taking leave of the deities that had been invoked before the ceremonies began and taking down the paṇḍal (canopy)”.—
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaṇḍapōdvāsana (मंडपोद्वासन).—n S The dismissal of the numen or divinity summoned into a maṇḍapa, at the conclusion of the marriage or other occasion for which his presence was necessary.
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)
Partial matches: Udvasana, Mandapa.
Starts with: Mandapodvasanaprayoga.
Full-text: Udvasana, Mandapa, Devaka, Utthapana, Devakotthapana.
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