Maniguna, Maṇiguṇa, Mani-guna: 2 definitions
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Maniguna 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaṇiguṇa (मणिगुण).—a quality of gems; षडश्रश्चतुरश्रो वृत्तो वा, तीव्ररागसंश्थानवानच्छः स्निग्धो गुरुरर्चिष्मानन्तर्गतप्रभः प्रभानु- लेपी चेति मणिगुणाः (ṣaḍaśraścaturaśro vṛtto vā, tīvrarāgasaṃśthānavānacchaḥ snigdho gururarciṣmānantargataprabhaḥ prabhānu- lepī ceti maṇiguṇāḥ) Kau. A.2.11.29.
Derivable forms: maṇiguṇaḥ (मणिगुणः).
Maṇiguṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṇi and guṇa (गुण).
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 corpusMaṇiguṇa (ಮಣಿಗುಣ):—
1) [noun] a characteristic quality or qualities by which the value or preciousness of a gem is judged.
2) [noun] (pros.) verse having four lines, each having three groups of three short syllables each, followed by another group of three syllables two of which are short and the third one being long (uuu, uuu, uuu, uu-).
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)
Starts with: Manigunanikara.
Ends with: Manigunanikara.
Full-text: Manigunanikara, Gula.
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