Stanamandala, Stanamaṇḍala, Stana-mandala: 3 definitions

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Introduction:

Stanamandala 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.

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

Stanamaṇḍala (स्तनमण्डल).—n. the balls of the female bosom, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 1, 8; [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 80, 15.

Stanamaṇḍala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms stana and maṇḍala (मण्डल).

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

Stanamaṇḍala (स्तनमण्डल):—[=stana-maṇḍala] [from stana > stan] n. ‘breast-orb’ = -taṭa, [Dhūrtasamāgama]

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

Stanamaṇḍala (स्तनमण्डल):—[stana-maṇḍala] (laṃ) 1. n. Roundness of the breast; the breast.

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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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