Mangalika, Maṅgalika, Mamgalika: 13 definitions

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Mangalika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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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Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mangalika in Pali glossary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Maṅgalika, (adj.) (—°) (fr. maṅgala) 1. one who is feasting in, one whose auspices are such & such; fond of; only in kotūhala° fond of excitement J. I, 372; Miln. 94 (apagata°, without passion for excitement).—2. superstitious, looking out for lucky signs Vin. II, 129 (gihī), 140 (id.). At J. IV, 72, 73; three sets of people are exemplified, who believe in omina as either diṭṭhaṃ (seen) or sutaṃ (heard) or mutaṃ (sensed); they are called diṭṭha-maṅgalikā, suta° & muta° respectively. The same group is more explicitly dealt with in the Maṅgala-sutta KhA 118 sq. (cp. Nd1 89); diṭṭhamaṅgalika pañha “a question concerning visible omina” J. IV, 73 (correct meaning given under diṭṭha1, vol. II. 1561!), 390 (?). The Np. diṭṭha-maṅgalikā at J. IV, 376 sq. (Page 513)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mangalika in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

māṅgalika (मांगलिक).—n (S) A festive occasion in general; a marriage, a thread-investiture, a womb-fecundation &c.

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māṅgalika (मांगलिक).—a S Relating to a marriage or other festive occasion. 2 Indicating good fortune; auspicious, propitious.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

māṅgalika (मांगलिक).—n A festive occasion in general. Welfare.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Māṅgalika (माङ्गलिक).—a. (- f.) [मङ्गल-ठक् (maṅgala-ṭhak)]

1) Auspicious, tending to good fortune, indicative of auspiciousness; मुदमस्य माङ्गलिकतूर्यकृतां ध्वनयः प्रतेनुरनुवप्रमपाम् (mudamasya māṅgalikatūryakṛtāṃ dhvanayaḥ pratenuranuvapramapām) Kirātārjunīya 6.4; Mv. 4.35; Bv.2.57; कथमपि गुरुशोकान्मा रुदन् माङ्गलिक्यः (kathamapi guruśokānmā rudan māṅgalikyaḥ) (pura- taruṇyaḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 1.26.

2) Fortunate.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Māṅgalika (माङ्गलिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Propitious, tending to good fortune, wishing for it, indicating or portending it, &c. E. maṅgala and ṭhañ aff.

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

Māṅgalika (माङ्गलिक).—i. e. maṅgala + ika, I. adj. Propitious. Ii. f. , A proper name, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 196, 16.

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

Māṅgalika (माङ्गलिक).—[adjective] bringing or wishing for happiness; [neuter] any auspicious thing, e.[grammar] amulet etc.

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

1) Maṅgalika (मङ्गलिक):—[from maṅgala] n. ([probably]) [plural] (perhaps) Name of the hymns of the 18th Kāṇḍa of the Atharva-veda, [Atharva-veda xix, 23, 28.]

2) Māṅgalika (माङ्गलिक):—[from māṅgala] mf(ī)n. desirous of success, [Patañjali]

3) [v.s. ...] auspicious, indicating good fortune, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] n. ([probably]) any ausp° object (as an amulet etc.), [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]

5) Māṅgalikā (माङ्गलिका):—[from māṅgalika > māṅgala] f. Name of a woman, [Daśakumāra-carita]

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

Māṅgalika (माङ्गलिक):—[māṅga-lika] (kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a. Propitious.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Māṅgalika (माङ्गलिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Maṃgalia, Maṃgalīa.

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Mangalika 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mangalika in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Māṃgalika (ಮಾಂಗಲಿಕ):—[adjective] indicating, forbeoding happiness, good luck, prosperity, etc.

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Māṃgalika (ಮಾಂಗಲಿಕ):—[noun] an auspicious hymn .

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Māṃgaḷika (ಮಾಂಗಳಿಕ):—[adjective] = ಮಾಂಗಲಿಕ [mamgalika]1.

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Māṃgaḷika (ಮಾಂಗಳಿಕ):—[noun] = ಮಾಂಗಲಿಕ [mamgalika]2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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