Mandasmita, Mandasmitā, Manda-smita, Mamdasmita: 9 definitions
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Mandasmita 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Mandasmitā (मन्दस्मिता) refers to “she who has gentle smiles”, and is used to describe Goddess Nityā, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] Her body is beautiful and bears the hue of vermillion. Its middle part is slim, [and] she is the repository of beauty. She is slightly bent like a young elephant because of her pitcher-like breasts, resembling the temples of a young elephant. Her eyes are moving and wide like those of a deer. She is moon-faced, her smiles are gentle (mandasmitā), and she serves as the felicitous banner of the Love-god. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)Mandasmita (मन्दस्मित) refers to “one of smiling countenance” and is used to describe Garuḍa, according to the second chapter of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā (Toxicology).—Accordingly, text text dictates that a Garuḍa-upāsaka, the aspirant, must meditate on Garuḍa of the following form—[...] Garuḍa, seated on a lotus, adorned with these ornaments [i.e., the eight divine serpents], has huge wings and immense energy. Garuḍa of smiling countenance (mandasmita-mukhāmbuja), blazes with eight shoulders adorned by the weapons - conch, discus, nectar-pot, serpent, mace, and sword and two hands reaching out to the feet of the Lord.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymandasmita (मंदस्मित).—a (S) Smiling or softly laughing; as maṃ0 vadana virājita "Dulce ridens (dulceloquens &c.)" maṃ0 vadana n A smiling or softly laughing countenance: also attrib. having a smiling countenance.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmandasmita (मंदस्मित).—a Smiling. mandasmita-hāsya n A smile.
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 dictionaryMandasmita (मन्दस्मित).—a gentle laugh, a smile.
Derivable forms: mandasmitam (मन्दस्मितम्).
Mandasmita is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manda and smita (स्मित). See also (synonyms): mandahāsa, mandahāsya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMandasmita (मन्दस्मित).—n.
(-taṃ) A smile. E. manda slowly, gently, smita smiling.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMandasmita (मन्दस्मित):—[=manda-smita] [from manda > mad] n. a gentle laugh, smile, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMandasmita (मन्दस्मित):—[manda-smita] (taṃ) 1. n. A smile.
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaṃdasmita (ಮಂದಸ್ಮಿತ):—
1) [noun] = ಮಂದಹಾಸ [mamdahasa].
2) [noun] a man with a smiling expression on his face.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Smita, Manda.
Starts with: Mandasmitam, Mandasmitashataka.
Full-text: Mandasmitashataka, Mandasmitam, Mandahasa, Mandahasya, Mukhambuja, Manda.
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