Manipariksha, Maṇiparīkṣā: 2 definitions

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Manipariksha 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.

The Sanskrit term Maṇiparīkṣā can be transliterated into English as Manipariksa or Manipariksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Maṇiparīkṣā (मणिपरीक्षा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—testing of precious stones, attributed to Agastya. L. 131. Lahore. 22 (Ratnaparīkṣā, q. v.). Quoted by Mallinātha on Śiśupālavadha 4, 44, on Kirātārjunīya 12, 40.

2) Maṇiparīkṣā (मणिपरीक्षा):—Bd. 984. See Ratnaparīkṣā.

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

Maṇiparīkṣā (मणिपरीक्षा):—[=maṇi-parīkṣā] [from maṇi] f. Name of [work]

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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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