Mantrapala, Mantrapāla: 2 definitions
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Mantrapala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 EncyclopediaMantrapāla (मन्त्रपाल).—One of the eight ministers of the great King Daśaratha. The other seven were: Jayanta, Dhṛṣṭi, Vijaya, Asiddhārtha, Arthasādhaka, Aśoka and Sumantra. (Sarga 7, Bāla Kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa).
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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMantrapāla.—(EI 22), official designation; probably, a private secretary or privy councillor. Note: mantrapāla 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.
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Full-text: Ashtamantri, Dhrishti, Ardhasadhaka, Sumantra, Ashoka.
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Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Epic Themes in Indo-English Plays < [January – March, 1981]