Alternative spellings of this word include Mangalachandika.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Maṅgalacaṇḍikā (मङ्गलचण्डिका).—A devī. Vedas and Vedavids alike praise this goddess who is always interested in granting the requests of her devotees. Because she showers prosperity on her devotees she became known as Maṅgalacaṇḍikā. There is another version that she got the name because she was worshipped by Maṅgala (Kuja) and because she grants the requests of Maṅgala. Yet another version is that she got the name because she was worshipped by the King Maṅgala chief of the seven islands. Born of the species of Durgādevī she is very kind and affectionate to her devotees. Paramaśiva worshipped this Devī before he went to destroy the demon-trio Tripuras. (9th Skandha, Devī Bhāgavata).

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Maṅgalacaṇḍikā (मङ्गलचण्डिका).—Name of Durgā; मङ्गलेषु च या दक्षा सा च मङ्गलचण्डिका (maṅgaleṣu ca yā dakṣā sā ca maṅgalacaṇḍikā) Brav. P.

Maṅgalacaṇḍikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṅgala and caṇḍikā (चण्डिका). See also (synonyms): maṅgalacaṇḍī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Maṅgalacaṇḍikā (मङ्गलचण्डिका):—[=maṅgala-caṇḍikā] [from maṅgala] f. Name of Durga, [Catalogue(s); Horace H. Wilson]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mangalacandika in German

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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: Candika, Mankala, Mangala.

Full-text: Mangalacandi, Mangalagiri.

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