Manjula, Mañjula, Mañjulā, Mamjula: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Manjula means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, biology. 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 EncyclopediaMañjulā (मञ्जुला).—A river of Purāṇic fame. (Śloka 34, Chapter 9, Bhīṣma 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Manjula in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus carica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus ovata var. octomelifolia (Warb.) Mildbr. & Burret (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enumeratio Plantarum (1805)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1999)
· Flora of Iran (1982)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1911)
· Études de systématique et de géographie botaniques sur la flore de Bas- et du MoyenCongo (1904)
· Journal of Plant Research (1995)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Manjula, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymañjula (मंजुल).—a S pop. mañjūḷa a mañjuḷavāṇā a Soft, melodious, pleasing to the ear--voice, sound. 2 Soft or gentle--wind. The jū is both Ju and Dzu.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmañjula (मंजुल).—a Soft, melodious.
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mañjūḷa (मंजूळ).—a Soft, melodious.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMañjula (मञ्जुल).—a. [mañju-sidhmā°, lac, mañju-u lac vā] Lovely, beautiful, agreeable, charming, sweet, melodious (voice &c.); संप्रति मञ्जुलवञ्जुलसीमनि केलिशयनमनुयातम् (saṃprati mañjulavañjulasīmani keliśayanamanuyātam) Gītagovinda 11; कूजितं राजहंसानां वर्धते मदमञ्जुलम् (kūjitaṃ rājahaṃsānāṃ vardhate madamañjulam) Kāv.2.334.
-laḥ 1 A kind of gallinule.
-lam 1 An arbour, a bower.
2) A spring, well.
3) The state of being variegated.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMañjula (मञ्जुल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Beautiful, agreeable, pleasing. m.
(-laḥ) A gallinule. n.
(-laṃ) 1. A natural water-course or channel, a spring, a well. 2. An arbour, a bower. 3. An aquatic plant, (Vallisneria octandra.) E. mañju handsome, lā to be, aff. ka .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMañjula (मञ्जुल).—[mañju + la], I. adj. Beautiful. Ii. m. A gallinule. Iii. n. 1. A bower. 2. A watercourse.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMañjula (मञ्जुल).—[adjective] = mañju; [masculine] a kind of hen.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mañjula (मञ्जुल):—[from mañj] mfn. beautiful, pleasing, lovely, charming, [Kāvya literature] (cf. [gana] sidhmādi)
2) [v.s. ...] m. a species of water-hen or gallinule, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Mañjulā (मञ्जुला):—[from mañjula > mañj] f. Name of a river, [Mahābhārata]
4) Mañjula (मञ्जुल):—[from mañj] n. a bower, arbour, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (also m.)
5) [v.s. ...] a spring, well, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] the fruit of Ficus Oppositifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] Blyxa Octandra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) Mañjūlā (मञ्जूला):—[from mañj] f. = mañju-bhāṣiṇī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMañjula (मञ्जुल):—[(laḥ-lā-laṃ) a.] Beautiful, pleasing. m. A gallinule. n. A channel; an arbor; an aquatic plant.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mañjula (मञ्जुल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Maṃjula.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryMaṃjula (मंजुल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Mañjula.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaṃjula (ಮಂಜುಲ):—[adjective] = ಮಂಜುಳ [mamjula]1.
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Maṃjula (ಮಂಜುಲ):—[noun] = ಮಂಜುಳ [mamjula]2.
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Maṃjuḷa (ಮಂಜುಳ):—
1) [adjective] beautiful; pleasing; lovely; charming.
2) [adjective] pleasing to hear; sweet sounding; melodious; melifluous.
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Maṃjuḷa (ಮಂಜುಳ):—
1) [noun] a mixture of various colours.
2) [noun] a spring of water; a fountain.
3) [noun] a place enclosed by overhanging boughs of trees or by vines on a trellis; an arbour; a bower.
4) [noun] a water-bird; a water-fowl.
5) [noun] the quality in a thing that pleases, charms; loveliness; charm; beauty.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMañjula (मञ्जुल):—adj. pretty; beautiful; lovely; charming; sweet;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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