Manikarnika, Mani-karnika, Maṇikarṇikā: 9 definitions
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Manikarnika 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Maṇikarṇikā (मणिकर्णिका).—One of the five principal tīrthas at Benares; a person dying here will have his desires fulfilled.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 182. 24; 185. 69.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
maṇikarṇikā (मणिकर्णिका).—f S A holy ablution-pool at Benares. 2 A certain metal drinking vessel.
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
Maṇikarṇikā (मणिकर्णिका).—Name of a sacred pool in Benares.
Maṇikarṇikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṇi and karṇikā (कर्णिका). See also (synonyms): maṇikarṇī.
Maṇikarṇikā (मणिकर्णिका).—f.
(-kā) A holy pool at Benares, in which pilgrims are directed to bathe. E. māṇa, and karṇa the ear, aff. kan, fem. form; Devi having dropped one of her ear-rings at this place.
Maṇikarṇikā (मणिकर्णिका).—[feminine] an ornament for the ears made of pearls; [Name] of a sacred pool & a woman.
1) Maṇikarṇikā (मणिकर्णिका):—[=maṇi-karṇikā] [from maṇi] f. an ear-ornament consisting of pearls or jewels
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a sacred pool in Benares (also written -karṇikī, [Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad]), [Daśakumāra-carita; Religious Thought and Life in India 308; 438]
3) [v.s. ...] of a daughter of Caṇḍa-ghoṣa, [ib.]
Maṇikarṇikā (मणिकर्णिका):—[maṇi-karṇikā] (kā) 1. f. A holy pool or deep cistern at Benares.
Maṇikarṇikā (मणिकर्णिका):—(von maṇikarṇī) f.
1) Nomen proprium eines heiligen Teiches in Benares [Oxforder Handschriften 69,b,25] [?(Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 490). 73,b,17. 75,b,24. 251,b,2. Daśakumāracarita 114,4.] mahiman oder stotra von Gaṅgādhara [Kāvya-Saṅgraha 471. fgg.] stotra [ŚAṂKARĀCĀRYA] zugeschrieben [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1341.] maṇikarṇikī [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 332.] —
2) Nomen proprium einer Tochter des Caṇḍaghoṣa [Daśakumāracarita 127, 11.]
Maṇikarṇikā (मणिकर्णिका):—f. —
1) ein Ohrenschmuck aus Perlen oder Juwelen [Indische sprüche 7628.] (zugleich Bed. 2)a). —
2) Nomen proprium — a) eine heiligen Teiches in Benares. — b) einer Tochter des Caṇḍaghoṣa.
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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Partial matches (+0): Karnika, Mani, Manas.
Starts with (+0): Manikarnikai, Manikarnikalahari, Manikarnikamahatmya, Manikarnikamahiman, Manikarnikarupa, Manikarnikashtaka, Manikarnikastotra.
Full-text (+0): Manikarnikamahiman, Manikarnikamahatmya, Manikarnikastotra, Manikarnikashtaka, Manikarnikai, Manikarniki, Cakrapushkarini, Manikarni, Manikarna, Pandhara Kavala, Jalamajjana, Siddhartha, Varanasimahatmya.
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