Manimantha, Māṇimantha, Maṇimantha, Mani-mantha, Manimamtha: 10 definitions
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Manimantha 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMaṇimantha (मणिमन्थ).—A mountain. (Śrī Kṛṣṇa performed penance here to please Śiva for crores of years together. (Śloka 33, Chapter 18, Anuśāsana Parva).
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaMaṇimantha (मणिमन्थ) refers to the name of a mountain where rock salt is found, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 19.18.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMāṇimantha (माणिमन्थ).—Rock-salt.
Derivable forms: māṇimantham (माणिमन्थम्).
See also (synonyms): māṇibandha.
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Maṇimantha (मणिमन्थ).—rock-salt; क्वणन्मणिमन्थभूधर भवशिला- लेहायेहाचणो लवणस्यति (kvaṇanmaṇimanthabhūdhara bhavaśilā- lehāyehācaṇo lavaṇasyati) N.19.18.
Derivable forms: maṇimantham (मणिमन्थम्).
Maṇimantha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṇi and mantha (मन्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṇimantha (मणिमन्थ).—n.
(-nthaṃ) 1. A mountain or range where salt is found. 2. Rocksalt. E. maṇi a gem, and mantha what churns.
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Māṇimantha (माणिमन्थ).—n.
(-nthaṃ) Rock-salt. E. maṇimantha a mountain, from which the salt is supposed to be produced, and aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāṇimantha (माणिमन्थ).—i. e. maṇi -mantha + a, n. Sea-salt.
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Maṇimantha (मणिमन्थ).—n. rock-salt.
Maṇimantha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṇi and mantha (मन्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maṇimantha (मणिमन्थ):—[=maṇi-mantha] [from maṇi] m. Name of a mountain, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] n. rock-salt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Māṇimantha (माणिमन्थ):—[=māṇi-mantha] [from māṇi] n. ([from] maṇi-m) a kind of rock-salt, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maṇimantha (मणिमन्थ):—[maṇi-mantha] (nthaṃ) 1. n. A mountain where salt is found; rock salt.
2) Māṇimantha (माणिमन्थ):—[māṇi-mantha] (nthaṃ) 1. n. Idem.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMāṇimaṃtha (ಮಾಣಿಮಂಥ):—[noun] a kind of rock-salt.
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)
Partial matches: Mantha, Mani.
Starts with: Manimamthara, Manimantam, Manimanthadi.
Full-text: Manibandha, Manimantam, Manimamthara, Manimanta, Shaila.
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