Manisopana, Maṇisopāna, Mani-sopana: 5 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaṇisopāna (मणिसोपान).—a jewelled staircase.
Derivable forms: maṇisopānam (मणिसोपानम्).
Maṇisopāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṇi and sopāna (सोपान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṇisopāna (मणिसोपान).—m.
(-naḥ) 1. A staff or stick set with jewels. 2. A stair-case set with jewels. E. maṇi a jewel, sopāna a ladder.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Maṇisopāna (मणिसोपान):—[=maṇi-sopāna] [from maṇi] n. steps or stairs formed of j° or crystal, [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] a chain of golden beads, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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