Mangalasutra, Maṅgalasūtra, Mangala-sutra, Mamgalasutra: 5 definitions
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Mangalasutra 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaṅgalasūtra (मंगलसूत्र).—n (S) See the popular form maṅgaḷasūtra.
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maṅgaḷasūtra (मंगळसूत्र).—n (maṅgalasūtra S) The marriage-string. It is a string with a bit of gold strung on it. The bridegroom casts it, at the wedding, around the neck of his bride; and she wears it until widowed.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmaṅgaḷasutra (मंगळसुत्र).—n The marriage-string.
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 dictionaryMaṅgalasūtra (मङ्गलसूत्र).—see मङ्गलप्रतिसर (maṅgalapratisara).
Derivable forms: maṅgalasūtram (मङ्गलसूत्रम्).
Maṅgalasūtra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṅgala and sūtra (सूत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṅgalasūtra (मङ्गलसूत्र):—[=maṅgala-sūtra] [from maṅgala] n. ‘lucky thread’, the marriage-thread (tied by the bridegroom round the bride’s neck, and worn as long as the husband lives), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaṃgalasūtra (ಮಂಗಲಸೂತ್ರ):—[noun] = ಮಂಗಳಸೂತ್ರ [mamgalasutra].
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Maṃgaḷasūtra (ಮಂಗಳಸೂತ್ರ):—[noun] a small, usu. round and slightly hollowed, piece of gold plate solemnly tied by the bridegroom around the bride’s neck as a marriage badge.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sutra, Mankala, Mangala.
Full-text: Saikatika, Mamgalatali, Mamgalamani, Mangalyatantu, Mangalamatrabhushana, Shubhasutra, Saubhagyatantu, Muhurttamani, Svastivakya, Saubhagyadravya, Onti.
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Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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