Mangalacarana, Maṅgalācāraṇa, Mangala-acarana: 10 definitions

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Introduction:

Mangalacarana 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Mangalacharana.

In Hinduism

Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)

Maṅgalācaraṇa (मङ्गलाचरण) refers to a “benedictory verse”. This type of verse is a customary feature of Sanskrit treatise, whether it be Śāstra-kāvya or Kāvya-śāstra etc. By this verse reverence of the author for a choiced deity (iṣṭadevatā) or for the preceptor is expressed. This is composed in order to remove hindrance to the full composition of the work. In most of the Alaṃkāra-śāstras this type of benedictory verse is found. In these verses the deities to whom reverence of the author is expressed are Śiva, Kṛṣna and Sarasvati etc. Cirañjīva, the author of the Kāvyavilāsa is not an exception to this custom. So he also has started with a benedictory verse in which his reverence is expressed to lord Kṛṣṇa.

context information

Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition

Maṅgalācaraṇa (मङ्गलाचरण) refers to:—Auspicious invocation. (cf. Glossary page from Arcana-dīpikā).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Kyoto University: Of Maṅgalas and Methodologies

Benedictory verses (maṅgalācāraṇas) are a staple feature of Sanskrit treatises, statements of reverence for a principle deity (iṣṭadevatā) or revered teacher placed at the forefront of texts.While they are ostensibly composed in order to remove obstacles to the full composition of texts, they are encompassed in texts as auspicious introductions and for pedagogical purposes.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

maṅgalācaraṇa (मंगलाचरण).—n (S) The lines at the opening of a poem or other composition in praise of some deity: also the invocation of some deity upon beginning to recite a purāṇa or kathā, or upon making a beginning gen.: also an invocation in general of the family-god. Hence 2 A beginning or commencement freely, considered as auspicious or well-promising.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

maṅgalācaraṇa (मंगलाचरण).—n The lines at the opening of a poem, &c., is praise of some deity. A beginning.

context information

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 dictionary

Maṅgalācaraṇa (मङ्गलाचरण).—

1) an auspicious introduction in the form of a prayer (for the attainment of success) at the beginning of any undertaking or of any work of composition.

2) pronouncing a blessing.

Derivable forms: maṅgalācaraṇam (मङ्गलाचरणम्).

Maṅgalācaraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṅgala and ācaraṇa (आचरण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Maṅgalācaraṇa (मङ्गलाचरण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) An auspicious introduction in the shape of a prayer at the beginning of an undertaking or of any written work.

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

1) Maṅgalācaraṇa (मङ्गलाचरण):—[from maṅgala] n. benediction, prayer for the success of anything, [Kapila; Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Catalogue(s)]

2) [v.s. ...] pronouncing a blessing, wishing joy, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mangalacarana in German

context information

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.

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