Manjusha, Maṃjūṣā, Mamjusa, Mamjusha, Mañjūsā, Manjusa, Mañjūṣā, Mañjuṣā, Mañjusā: 23 definitions
Introduction:
Manjusha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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 terms Maṃjūṣā and Mañjūṣā and Mañjuṣā can be transliterated into English as Mamjusa or Mamjusha or Manjusa or Manjusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Images (photo gallery)
(+2 more images available)
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा).—A popular name given to the work परमलघुमञ्जूषा (paramalaghumañjūṣā) of Nāgeśa on अर्थ-प्रक्रिया (artha-prakriyā) (science or method of interpretation) in Vyākaraṇa, which is generally read by advanced students. Nāgeśa has also written a bigger work on the same subject लघुमञ्जूषा (laghumañjūṣā) which sometimes is also referred to by the word मञ्जूषा (mañjūṣā).
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Vastushastra (architecture)
1) Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा) refers to a “vessel” (used for the garbhavinyāsa-ceremony), as discussed in chapter 6 (Kriyāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [garbhavinyāsa-vidhi]:—This chapter tells what materials are deposited in a vessel [mañjūṣā] (1-9a, 23b-40), how that vessel is honored with a homa-rite (9b-16) and how the same vessel is ritually placed by the Ācārya, in the pit prepared (with “female” bricks—see preceding chapter) for its reception (17-23a). [...]
2) Mañjūṣā Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा) refers to a “finely-wrought box” (buried beneath the temple-construction site), as discussed in chapter 7 of the Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—Description of the chapter [garbhanyāsādi]: [After having selected the required “first bricks”]: The Yajamāna-patron is next supposed to collect nine kinds of soils, nine kinds of gems, nine kinds of flowers, and roots, ores, etc., and place these in a finely-wrought mañjūṣā-box to the accompaniment of the prajāpatimantra. A homa-offering is done to mark the event, after which the Ācārya dresses in new white garments and, in the middle of the night, takes the box in procession to a pit which marks the place just south of where the temple is to be built (1-20). [...]
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
India history and geography
Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा) is the name of a commentary (on Nāthanavaratnamālā of his own) on the topic of Mantraśāstra ascribed to Bhāskararāya (C. 1685-1775 C.E.), a polymath of who composed around forty works covering the subjects of vedānta, mīmāṃsā, vyākaraṇa, nyāya, prosody, kāvya, smṛti, mantraśāstra, Vedic literature. Also see the “New Catalogus Catalogorum” XVII. pp. 133-135.
Mañjūṣā.—(LL), casket. Note: mañjūṣā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
mañjūsā : (f.) a casket; box.
Mañjūsā, (f.) (cp. Epic Sk. mañjūṣā) a casket; used for keeping important documents in J. II, 36 (suvaṇṇapaṭṭaṃ mañjūsāya nikkhipāpesi); IV, 335 (suvaṇṇapaṭṭaṃ sāra-mañjūsāyaṃ ṭhapetvā kālam akāsi). (Page 515)
[Pali to Burmese]
1) mañjusā—
(Burmese text): တံတင်း၊ သေတ္တာ။
(Auto-Translation): Door, box.
2) mañjūsā—
(Burmese text): တံတင်း၊ သေတ္တာ။
(Auto-Translation): Door, box.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Mañjuṣā (मञ्जुषा) or Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा).—[mañj-ūṣan]
1) A box, casket, chest, receptacle; मदीयपद्यरत्नानां मञ्जूषैषा मया कृता (madīyapadyaratnānāṃ mañjūṣaiṣā mayā kṛtā) Bv.4.45; अपारकोषगर्भासु मञ्जूषासु निजैर्नरैः (apārakoṣagarbhāsu mañjūṣāsu nijairnaraiḥ) Śiva B.29.56.
2) A large basket, hamper; मञ्जुषाऽपि च मञ्जूषा पेटा च पेटिकेत्यपि (mañjuṣā'pi ca mañjūṣā peṭā ca peṭiketyapi) Śabdaratnāvalī.
3) Madder (= mañjiṣṭhā).
4) A stone.
See also (synonyms): mañjuṣikā.
Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा).—f.
(-ṣā) 1. A basket, a large basket, 2. A stone. 3. Bengal madder. 4. The case in which the great bow that Rama broke, was kept. E. manj to make pure or clean by ablution, Unadi aff. ūṣan, and the nasal augment; also with a short vowel mañjuṣā .
Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा).—f. 1. A basket, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 4, 74. 2. A receptacle, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 67, 4.
Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा).—(& mañjūṣikā) [feminine] box, basket.
1) Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Nyāyamañjūṣā, Vedāntaratnamañjūṣā, Vaiyākaraṇasiddhāntamañjūṣā.
2) Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा):—a
—[commentary] on the Jāgadīśī, by Kṛṣṇabhaṭṭa Ārḍe.
Mañjūṣā has the following synonyms: Jagadīśatoṣaṇī.
3) Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा):—[nyāya] Rice. 116.
1) Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा):—f. ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc., also] mañjuṣā) a box, chest, case, basket, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) receptacle of or for (often ifc., rarely [in the beginning of a compound] in titles of works; also Name of various works and sometimes abridged for the fuller names, e.g. for dhātu-nyāya-m etc.)
3) Rubia Munjista, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
4) a stone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा):—(ṣā) 1. f. A basket; a stone; madder; bow case of Rāma.
[Sanskrit to German]
Mañjuṣā (मञ्जुषा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Maṃjūsā.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Maṃjūṣā (मंजूषा) [Also spelled manjusha]:—(nf) a casket, box, chest.
Manjusha in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a casket, box, chest..—manjusha (मंजूषा) is alternatively transliterated as Maṃjūṣā.
...
Prakrit-English dictionary
Maṃjūsā (मंजूसा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Mañjuṣā.
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
Maṃjūṣa (ಮಂಜೂಷ):—
1) [noun] a box, chest, case.
2) [noun] basket; a bushel; a crate.
3) [noun] a town; a city.
4) [noun] a detached, relatively small piece of a rock; a stone.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Mañjūṣā (मञ्जूषा):—n. 1. box; container; casket; chest; 2. → मजिटो [majiṭo]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ca, Sha, Mana.
Starts with: Mamsa, Manjusaka, Manjushakuncika, Manjushamusha.
Full-text (+75): Mamsa, Laghumanjusha, Vaiyakaranasiddhantamanjusha, Paramalaghumanjusha, Manjusaka, Shabdashabdarthamanjusha, Manjushakuncika, Muhurtamanjusha, Vidvadvinodamanjusha, Yajnamanjusha, Siddhantamanjusha, Vedantaratnamanjusha, Prashnamanjusha, Smritimanjusha, Mantraratnamanjusha, Dhatuparyayamanjusha, Nyayamanjusha, Padartharatnamanjusha, Majjusha, Caturassamanjusasadisa.
Relevant text
Search found 47 books and stories containing Manjusha, Maṃjūṣā, Mamjusa, Maṃjūsā, Maṃjūṣa, Mamjusha, Mana-sa, Mana-sa, Mañjūsā, Manjusa, Mañjūṣā, Mañjuṣā, Mañjūṣa, Manjūṣa, Mañjusā; (plurals include: Manjushas, Maṃjūṣās, Mamjusas, Maṃjūsās, Maṃjūṣas, Mamjushas, sas, Mañjūsās, Manjusas, Mañjūṣās, Mañjuṣās, Mañjūṣas, Manjūṣas, Mañjusās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 9 - House-decorations and other Equipments < [Volume 3 - House Architecture]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 535 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 2]
Page 10 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 399 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
26. The Relative Chronology of some Works of Nagojibhatta < [Volume 3 (1956)]
3. Some Authors of the Arde Family and their Chronology < [Volume 3 (1956)]
Index (of third volume) < [Volume 3 (1956)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - Teachers and Pupils of the Nimbārka School < [Chapter XXI - The Nimbārka School of Philosophy]
Part 2 - A General Idea of Nimbārka’s Philosophy < [Chapter XXI - The Nimbārka School of Philosophy]
Related products
