Mangalapatra, Maṅgalapātra, Mangala-patra, Maṅgalapatra: 4 definitions

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

Maṅgalapātra (मङ्गलपात्र).—a pot filled with water offered to the gods on festive occasions.

Derivable forms: maṅgalapātram (मङ्गलपात्रम्).

Maṅgalapātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṅgala and pātra (पात्र). See also (synonyms): maṅgalaghaṭa.

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Maṅgalapatra (मङ्गलपत्र).—a leaf serving as an amulet.

Derivable forms: maṅgalapatram (मङ्गलपत्रम्).

Maṅgalapatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṅgala and patra (पत्र).

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

Maṅgalapātra (मङ्गलपात्र):—[=maṅgala-pātra] [from maṅgala] n. an ausp° vessel, a vessel containing ausp° objects, [Śakuntalā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mangalapatra 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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