Mudanvita, Mudānvita, Muda-anvita: 5 definitions
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Mudanvita 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)
Mudānvita (मुदान्वित) means “delighted”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.4.—Accordingly, after (Durgā/Satī) spoke to the Gods:—“O dear, even as the gods were watching, Śiva, the mother of the universe, vanished after saying this and returned immediately to her world. After making obeisance to the direction in which she went, the delighted [i.e., mudānvita] Viṣṇu and others, sages and the gods, returned to their abodes. O excellent sages, thus I have narrated to you the auspicious narrative of the goddess Durgā. It is always pleasing to men and it bestows worldly pleasures and salvation. Whoever hears or recites this with concentration, reads or teaches this, will obtain the fruits of all desires”.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Mudānvita (मुदान्वित) refers to “being filled with joy”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 9, “on kinds of must”]: “7. Of old the Unborn (Brahma) created must, and then deposited half of it in (all other) creatures, moving and stationary, and deposited the other half in elephants. [...] 8. Trees reach their seasonal growth at the sight of must, and other living things too are filled with joy (mudānvita) at the thought of must”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Mudānvita (मुदान्वित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Pleased, happy. E. mudā and anvita possessed of.
Mudānvita (मुदान्वित):—[from mudā > mud] (dānv) mfn. filled with joy, pleased, delighted, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Mudānvita (मुदान्वित):—[mudā+nvita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Pleased, happy.
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)
Partial matches: Anvita, Muda, Mutta.
Full-text: Mutta.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.9.38 < [Chapter 9 - The Happiness of the Yadus]
Verse 2.20.4 < [Chapter 20 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Ashta Nayikas and Dance Forms (study) (by V. Dwaritha)
Part 1-2 - Introduction and definition of Virahotkaṇṭhitā < [Chapter 4 - Virahotkaṇṭhitā]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 2b - Rasa (2): Śṛṅgāra or the sentiment of love < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 1.3a - Śṛṅgāra Rasa (Erotic Sentiment) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
4. Various Rasas Delineated < [Chapter 4]