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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Manodaṇḍa (मनोदण्ड).—Restraint of mind.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 17. 6.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Manodaṇḍa (मनोदण्ड).—complete control over the mind or thoughts; Manusmṛti 12.1; cf. त्रिदण्डिन् (tridaṇḍin).

Derivable forms: manodaṇḍaḥ (मनोदण्डः).

Manodaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manas and daṇḍa (दण्ड).

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

Manodaṇḍa (मनोदण्ड).—m.

(-ṇḍaḥ) Restraint or control over the mind. E. manas and daṇḍa castigation.

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

Manodaṇḍa (मनोदण्ड).—m. control over the mind.

Manodaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manas and daṇḍa (दण्ड).

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

Manodaṇḍa (मनोदण्ड).—[masculine] control over the thoughts.

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

Manodaṇḍa (मनोदण्ड):—[=mano-daṇḍa] [from mano > man] m. complete control over the thoughts, [Manu-smṛti xii, 10.]

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

Manodaṇḍa (मनोदण्ड):—[mano-daṇḍa] (ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. Self-restraint.

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Manodanda 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.

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Manodaṇḍa refers to: “mind-punishment” (?) corresponding to kāya° & vacī-daṇḍa, M. I, 372 sq. (Neumann, translates “Streich in Gedanken”).

Note: manodaṇḍa is a Pali compound consisting of the words mano and daṇḍa.

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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.

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Partial matches: Manas, Danda, Tanta.

Starts with: Manotantam.

Full-text: Tridandin, Kayadanda, Tridanda, Nigantha Nataputta, Danda.

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