Mantragandaka, Mantragaṇḍaka, Mantra-gandaka: 6 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mantragaṇḍaka (मन्त्रगण्डक).—knowledge, science.

Derivable forms: mantragaṇḍakaḥ (मन्त्रगण्डकः).

Mantragaṇḍaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mantra and gaṇḍaka (गण्डक).

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

Mantragaṇḍaka (मन्त्रगण्डक).—m.

(-kaḥ) Knowledge, science. E. mantra advice, gaḍi to be a part of, aff. vun .

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

1) Mantragaṇḍaka (मन्त्रगण्डक):—[=mantra-gaṇḍaka] [from mantra > man] m. ([probably]) a kind of amulet, [Kādambarī]

2) [v.s. ...] knowledge, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Mantragaṇḍaka (मन्त्रगण्डक):—[mantra-gaṇḍaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Knowledge, science.

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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.

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