Priyamandana, Priyamaṇḍana, Priya-mandana: 2 definitions

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[«previous next»] — Priyamandana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Priyamaṇḍana (प्रियमण्डन).—a. fond of ornaments; नादत्ते प्रियमण्डनापि भवतां स्नेहेन या पल्लवम् (nādatte priyamaṇḍanāpi bhavatāṃ snehena yā pallavam) Ś.4.9.

Priyamaṇḍana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms priya and maṇḍana (मण्डन).

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

Priyamaṇḍana (प्रियमण्डन):—[=priya-maṇḍana] [from priya > prī] mfn. fond of trinkets or ornaments, [Śakuntalā]

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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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