The Sanskrit term Maṅgalakalaśa can be transliterated into English as Mangalakalasa or Mangalakalasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Maṃgalakalaśa (मंगलकलश) is the son of a merchant in Ujjayinī, according to the Maṃgalakalaśacaupaī by Kanakasoma (dealing with the lives of Jain teachers), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Maṃgalakalaśa-caupaī is  an eventful story: in exchange of promises and presents the young and beautiful Mangalakalaśa, son of a merchant in Ujjayinī, replaces the minister’s son, a leper, as the official husband of princess Trailokyasundarī of Campā. Before being sent away Maṅgalakalaśa utters enigmatic words relating to the water of Ujjayinī, thus giving a clue to his destination. When the leper is brought to her the princess refuses him and is disgraced by her father. She disguises as a man and goes to Ujjayinī. Maṅgalakalaśa is identified through various proofs and through the telling of his story which only the two youths know. They marry and get explanations about the ups and downs of their lives when a Jain monk comes to preach and narrates their previous birth. Maṅgalakalaśa who had become king, places his son on the throne and takes to religious life.

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India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Maṅgala-kalasa.—(CII 4), an auspicious vase. Cf. nidrā-kalasa. Note: maṅgala-kalasa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Maṅgalakalaśa (मङ्गलकलश).—a vessel used at festivals.

Derivable forms: maṅgalakalaśaḥ (मङ्गलकलशः).

Maṅgalakalaśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṅgala and kalaśa (कलश).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Maṅgalakalaśa (मङ्गलकलश).—[substantive] auspicious pot or vase.*

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

Maṅgalakalaśa (मङ्गलकलश):—[=maṅgala-kalaśa] [from maṅgala] m. = ghaṭa, a vessel used at festivals, [Gīta-govinda]

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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: Mangala, Kalasha, Mankala.

Starts with: Mamgalakalashacaupai, Mangalakalashamaya.

Full-text: Mangalakalashamaya, Mangal-kalash, Trailokyasundari.

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