Mandaravati, Mandāravatī: 8 definitions
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Mandaravati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMandāravatī (मन्दारवती).—A heroine in Kathāsaritsāgara. She is the heroine of the story told by the second Vetāla to King Trivikramasena. (See under Vetāla).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMandāravatī (मन्दारवती).—A division of Śrīpuram.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 32. 33.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara1) Mandāravatī (मन्दारवती) is the daughter of the Brāhman named Agnisvāmin from Brahmasthala, as mentioned in the second story of the Vetālapañcaviṃśati in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 76. Accordingly, “... to him [Agnisvāmin] there was born a very beautiful daughter named Mandāravatī. Indeed, when providence (vidhi) had created this maiden of novel and priceless beauty, he was disgusted with the nymphs of heaven, his own precious handiwork. And when she [Mandāravatī] grew up, there came there from Kānyakubja three young Brāhmans, equally matched in all accomplishments”.
2) Mandāravatī (मन्दारवती) is the daughter of king Mandāradeva from Haṃsadvīpa, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 101. Accordingly, as Kātyāyanī said to Sundarasena: “... there [at Haṃsadvīpa] I saw the daughter of King Mandāradeva, a suitable match for the sons of gods, not to be beheld by those who have done evil works; she bears the name of Mandāravatī, and has a form as charming as the presiding goddess of the garden of the gods; the sight of her kindles love, and she seems like another moon all composed of nectar, created by the Disposer. There is no other beauty on the earth equal to hers [Mandāravatī]; only you, Prince [Sundarasena], I think, emulate her wealth of loveliness”.
The story of Mandāravatī is mentioned in the Vetālapañcaviṃśati (twenty-five tales of a vetāla) which is embedded in the twelfth book of the Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’). The main book is a famous Sanskrit epic detailing the exploits of prince Naravāhanadatta in his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The Kathā-sarit-sāgara is is explained to be an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā which consisted of 100,000 verses and in turn forms part of an even larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMandāravatī (मन्दारवती).—i. e. mandāra + vant + ī, f. A proper name, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 16, 6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMandāravatī (मन्दारवती).—[feminine] a woman’s name.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMandāravatī (मन्दारवती):—[=mandāra-vatī] [from mandāra > mad] f. Name of a woman, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mandara, Vati.
Starts with: Mandaravativanamahatmya.
Full-text: Mandaravativanamahatmya, Vinitamati, Agnisvamin.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)