Munjavat, Muñjavat: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Munjavat 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMuñjavat (मुञ्जवत्).—The peak in the Aruṇa hill.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 18. 20.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismMuñjavat (मुञ्जवत्) is a Sanskrit word referring to a dwelling place or resort of the celestial nymphs (apsaras). They live chiefly on earth around rivers or on mountains, as in the courts of all the gods.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMuñjavat (मुञ्जवत्).—a. Overgrown with rushes, rushy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Muñjavat (मुञ्जवत्):—[=muñja-vat] [from muñja > muñj] 1. muñja-vat ind. like M°-grass or rushes, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] 2. muñja-vat mfn. overgrown with rushes, [Nirukta, by Yāska]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a species of Soma plant (which are 20 in number), [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] of a mountain of the Himālaya range, [Mahābhārata]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Munjavata.
Full-text: Yunjavat, Maunjavata.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Munjavat, Muñjavat, Munja-vat, Muñja-vat; (plurals include: Munjavats, Muñjavats, vats). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 85 - The glory of the five-syllabled Mantra (pañcākṣara-māhātmya) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]