Mangalaturya, Maṅgalatūrya, Mangala-turya: 5 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Maṅgalatūrya (मङ्गलतूर्य).—a musical instrument, such as a trumpet, drum &c, played on festive or auspicious occasions; सुखश्रवा मङ्गलतूर्यनिस्वनाः (sukhaśravā maṅgalatūryanisvanāḥ) R.3.19.

Derivable forms: maṅgalatūryam (मङ्गलतूर्यम्).

Maṅgalatūrya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṅgala and tūrya (तूर्य).

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

Maṅgalatūrya (मङ्गलतूर्य).—[neuter] festive instrument.

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

Maṅgalatūrya (मङ्गलतूर्य):—[=maṅgala-tūrya] [from maṅgala] n. a musical instrument used at festivals, [Pañcatantra; Raghuvaṃśa]

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Mangalaturya 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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