Mangalaya, Maṅgalāya: 2 definitions
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Mangalaya means something in 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṅgalāya (मङ्गलाय):—[from maṅgalālaya > maṅgala] m. a temple, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Maṅgalaya (मङ्गलय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Maṃgalla.
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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Starts with: Mangalayana, Mangalayatra.
Full-text: Mamgalla, Mangala, Vijrimbhita, Mangalya, Bhadra, Bhuyas.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 3.4.5 < [Chapter 4 - The Coronation-Bathing of Śrī Kṛṣṇa]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.31 < [Section X - The ‘Naming Ceremony’ (nāmadheya)]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 6.2 - Metres Employed in the Mālatīmādhava < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]