Maninaga, Maṇināga: 8 definitions

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Maninaga means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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)

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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Maṇināga (मणिनाग).—A serpent born to Kaśyapa Prajāpati of his wife Kadrū. This serpent resides near Girivraja (Śloka 50, Chapter 21, Sabhā Parva).

2) Maṇināga (मणिनाग).—A sacred place. If one spends a night here one would get the benefit of making a thousand Godānas. If one eats from the offerings made to a deity there one would be free from the effects of any snakepoison. (Śloka 106, Chapter 84, Vana Parva).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Maṇināga (मणिनाग).—The Nāga residing in the third Talam.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 20. 30.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Maṇināga (मणिनाग) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.31.6, I.35) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Maṇināga) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

Maṇināga also refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.82.91, V.103.10).

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (itihasa)

Maṇināga is the name of a Serpent (sarpa) mentioned in the thirty-fifth chapter (verses 4-17) of the Ādiparva of the Mahābhārata.—Accordingly, Sauti, on being implored by Śaunaka to name all the serpents in the course of the sarpa-sattra, tells him that it is humanly impossible to give a complete list because of their sheer multiplicity; but would name the prominent ones in accordance with their significance [e.g., Maṇināga].

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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.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Maṇināga (मणिनाग) is the name of a Nāga mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Maṇināga).

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Maṇināga (मणिनाग).—[masculine] [Name] of a serpent-demon.

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

1) Maṇināga (मणिनाग):—[=maṇi-nāga] [from maṇi] m. Name of a snake-demon, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. or n. (?) Name of a sacred bathing-place, [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Maninaga 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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