Mrinalika, Mṛṇālikā: 4 definitions
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Mrinalika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Mṛṇālikā can be transliterated into English as Mrnalika or Mrinalika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛṇālikā (मृणालिका).—
1) A lotus stalk or fibre; परिमृदितमृणालीम्लानमङ्गम् (parimṛditamṛṇālīmlānamaṅgam) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.22; or परिमृदितमृणालीदुर्बलान्यङ्गकानि (parimṛditamṛṇālīdurbalānyaṅgakāni) Uttararāmacarita 1.24; Kumārasambhava 5.29.
2) A lotus plant or flower; मृणाली पङ्कदिग्धेव विभाति न विभाति च (mṛṇālī paṅkadigdheva vibhāti na vibhāti ca) Rām.5.19.6; तप्यमाना- मिवोष्णेन मृणालीमचिरोद्धृताम् (tapyamānā- mivoṣṇena mṛṇālīmaciroddhṛtām) 5.19.17.
See also (synonyms): mṛṇālī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛṇālikā (मृणालिका).—f.
(-kā) A lotus-stalk.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mṛṇālikā (मृणालिका):—[from mṛṇālaka > mṛṇ] a f. See next.
2) [v.s. ...] b f. idem, [Ratnāvalī]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a woman, [Vāsavadattā, [Introduction]]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mṛṇālikā (मृणालिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Maṇāliyā.
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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Starts with: Mrinalikamaya, Mrinalikapelava.
Full-text: Trutita, Mrinalikapelava, Mrinalikamaya, Manaliya, Mrinalaka, Damsh, Mrinali.
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