Mendhaka, Mēṇḍhakā, Meṇḍhakā, Meṇḍhaka: 7 definitions
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Mendhaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymēṇḍhakā (मेंढका) [or क्या, kyā].—a (mēṇḍhā) A shepherd.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmēṇḍhakā (मेंढका) [-kyā, -क्या].—m A shepherd.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMeṇḍhaka (मेण्ढक).—A ram.
Derivable forms: meṇḍhakaḥ (मेण्ढकः).
See also (synonyms): meṇḍha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMeṇḍhaka (मेण्ढक).—(= Pali Meṇḍaka), name of a rich house-holder: Divyāvadāna 123.17 ff.; 131.2 f.; Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.241.2 ff. Also Miṇḍhaka, q.v. (so sometimes mss. of Divyāvadāna).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Meṇḍhaka (मेण्ढक):—[from meṇḍha > meḍhra] m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Buddhist literature]
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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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