Manvantar: 1 definition
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Manvantar means something in 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.
Ambiguity: Although Manvantar has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Manvamtara.
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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryManvantar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the commencement of the tenure of a [manu]..—manvantar (मन्वंतर) is alternatively transliterated as Manvaṃtara.
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Starts with: Manvantara, Manvantaram, Manvantaravarnana, Manvantaravatara.
Full-text: Manvamtara, Kamagama, Medhadhriti, Manu.
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The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
1.11: Importance of the Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa < [Chapter 1]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 10 - Growth of the Purāṇic Texts for Propitiating the Sun-god < [Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Purāṇic Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition]