Mangalakarana, Maṅgalakaraṇa, Mangala-karana, Mamgalakarana: 7 definitions

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Mangalakarana means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Maṅgalakāraṇa (मङ्गलकारण) refers to the “cause of (all) welfare”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “There is nothing like the doctrine which is productive of all prosperity [com.sarvamaṅgalakāraṇa—‘the cause of all welfare’], the root of the tree of bliss, beneficial, venerable and grants liberation. Snakes, fire, poison, tigers, elephants, lions, demons and kings, etc. do not hurt those whose selves are settled in the doctrine”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mangalakarana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Maṅgalakaraṇa (मङ्गलकरण).—repeating a prayer for the success of any undertaking.

Derivable forms: maṅgalakaraṇam (मङ्गलकरणम्).

Maṅgalakaraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṅgala and karaṇa (करण).

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

Maṅgalakaraṇa (मङ्गलकरण).—(& karman) [neuter] prayer for success (lit. luck-causing act).

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

Maṅgalakaraṇa (मङ्गलकरण):—[=maṅgala-karaṇa] [from maṅgala] n. ‘luck-causing’, the act of reciting a prayer for success before the beginning of any enterprise, [Madhusūdana]

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Mangalakarana 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mangalakarana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maṃgaḷakāraṇa (ಮಂಗಳಕಾರಣ):—[adjective] bringing good future, propitiousness, etc.

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Maṃgaḷakāraṇa (ಮಂಗಳಕಾರಣ):—[noun] that which brings good future, propitiousness, etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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