Mardin, Mardī, Mardi: 9 definitions

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Mardin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. 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: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Mardin (मर्दिन्) (Cf. Mardinī) refers to “that which destroys (the enemy)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.5 (“Kārttikeya is crowned”).—Accordingly, after the Kṛttikās spoke to Kārttikeya: “[...] Then Śiva, the lord of the universe, following the worldly convention delightedly placed Kārttikeya on a beautiful gemset throne. [...] Śiva gave him the trident, the bow Pināka, the axe, the arrow Paśupata, the weapon of destruction and the greatest lore. I gave him the holy thread, the Vedas, the mantra Gāyatrī, the vessel Kamaṇḍalu, the arrow Brahmāstra and the lore that destroys the enemy (ari-mardinī). [...]”.

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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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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Mardi in India is the name of a plant defined with Caryota urens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Caryota urens Jacq. (among others).

2) Mardi is also identified with Terminalia alata It has the synonym Pentaptera tomentosa Roxb. ex DC., nom. illeg., nom. superfl. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Taxon (1979)
· Fragmenta Botanica. (1800)
· Cat. Ind. Pl. (1833)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (1821)
· Species Plantarum

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Mardī (मर्दी).—f ( P) Boldness, courage, valor: also bold feats or exploits; heroic deeds; valiant achievements.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

Mardī (मर्दी).—f Boldness, valour; heroic feats.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Mardin (मर्दिन्).—i. e. mṛd + in, adj., f. , Grinding; in mahiṣa-mardini, f. Durgā. loṣṭa-, adj. Who or what breaks clods of earth, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 71.

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

Mardin (मर्दिन्).—[adjective] (—°) = mardana [adjective]

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

Mardin (मर्दिन्):—[from marda] mfn. (ifc.) crushing, grinding, pounding, destroying, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc. (cf. ripuand loṣṭa-m)

[Sanskrit to German]

Mardin 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.

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