Mundana, Muṇḍana, Mumdana: 14 definitions

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2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Prakrit
5. Kannada
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Mundana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Muṇḍana, (nt.) (fr. muṇḍa) shaving, tonsure DhA. III, 391 (Page 536)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

muṇḍaṇa (मुंडण).—n (muṇḍana S) Shaving (esp. of the head). 2 fig. Reviling or vilifying; loading with abuse; wigging.

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muṇḍana (मुंडन).—n (S) Shaving. 2 fig. Reviling or vilifying; violent scolding. 3 Tonsure of the head of a child to form the cūḍā or śēṇḍī.

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

muṇḍaṇa (मुंडण) [-na, -न].—n Shaving (esp. of the head). Fig. Reviling.

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muṇḍana (मुंडन).—n Shaving. Fig. Reviling, violent scolding.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Muṇḍana (मुण्डन).—[muṇḍ-lyuṭ] Shaving the head, tonsure.

Derivable forms: muṇḍanam (मुण्डनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Muṇḍanā (मुण्डना).—(= Sanskrit and Pali muṇḍana, nt.), clipping of the hair: Mahāvyutpatti 9332 = Tibetan skra breg(s).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Muṇḍana (मुण्डन).—n.

(-naṃ) Shaving, shearing, cutting. E. muḍi to shave or cut, aff. lyuṭ .

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

Muṇḍana (मुण्डन).—[neuter] shaving the head, tonsure.

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

1) Muṇḍana (मुण्डन):—[from muṇḍ] n. shaving the head (with or [scilicet] śirasaḥ), tonsure, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] protecting, defending (cf. √muṇṭh), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of one of Śiva’s attendants, [Kāśī khaṇḍa, from the skanda-purāṇa]

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

Muṇḍana (मुण्डन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Shaving.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Muṇḍana (मुण्डन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Muṃḍaṇa.

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Mundana 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Muṃḍaṇa (मुंडण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Muṇḍana.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Muṃḍana (ಮುಂಡನ):—

1) [noun] the act of shaving the head of a man or a woman who has last her husband.

2) [noun] the act of getting one’s head shaven as apart of a religious rite.

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Muṃdaṇa (ಮುಂದಣ):—

1) [adjective] being, lying, in front.

2) [adjective] that is to be or come; of days, months or years ahead; following (in time).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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