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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Maṅgalapāṇi (मङ्गलपाणि) refers to “holding auspicious holy objects in one’s hand”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.47 (“The ceremonious entry of Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] On realising that the auspicious time for the marriage rites had been intimated by Garga, the mountain rejoiced much. With the desire to bring Śiva there, the mountain gladly sent mountains, Brahmins and others. The mountains and Brahmins with auspicious holy objects in their hands (maṅgalapāṇi) jubilantly went to the place where lord Śiva stood. Then the sound of the Vedic chants, musical instruments, songs and dances jubilantly arose there. [...]”.

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

Maṅgalapāṇi (मङ्गलपाणि):—[=maṅgala-pāṇi] [from maṅgala] mfn. having auspicious hands, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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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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Partial matches: Mankala, Pani, Mangala.

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