The Sanskrit term Mañjiṣṭhārāga can be transliterated into English as Manjistharaga or Manjishtharaga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Māñjiṣṭharāga (माञ्जिष्ठराग) refers to a “white red color”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 12), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the disc of the star Canopus (Agastya) should present a disagreeable appearance, there will be disease in the land; if yellow, there will be drought; if of the colour of smoke, cows will suffer; if of unsteady light, mankind will be afflicted with fears; if white red [i.e., māñjiṣṭharāga-sadṛśa], they will suffer from hunger and from starvation; and if of very small disc, the chief towns will be surrounded by the enemy.”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mañjiṣṭhārāga (मञ्जिष्ठाराग).—

1) the colour of the Indian madder.

2) (fig.) attachment as charming and durable as the colour of the madder, i. e. durable or permanent attachment.

Derivable forms: mañjiṣṭhārāgaḥ (मञ्जिष्ठारागः).

Mañjiṣṭhārāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mañjiṣṭhā and rāga (राग).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mañjiṣṭhārāga (मञ्जिष्ठाराग).—m.

(-gaḥ) 1. The dye of madder. 2. An attachment as durable as the colour of the Indian madder, permanent attachment, (figuratively.) E. mañjiṣṭhā and rāga colour.

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

1) Mañjiṣṭhārāga (मञ्जिष्ठाराग):—[=mañjiṣṭhā-rāga] [from mañjiṣṭhā > mañj] m. the colour or dye of the I° m°, [Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] an attachment pleasing and durable as the colour of the I° m°, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

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

Mañjiṣṭhārāga (मञ्जिष्ठाराग):—[mañjiṣṭhā-rāga] (gaḥ) 1. m. The dye of madder; strong attachment.

[Sanskrit to German]

Manjishtharaga 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maṃjiṣṭhārāga (ಮಂಜಿಷ್ಠಾರಾಗ):—

1) [noun] the bright red colour.

2) [noun] (rhet.) undiminished, yearning love (of a hero or heroine, etc. in a play).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Manjishtha, Raga.

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