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Madalasa, Ѳ, Mada-alasa, Ѳ: 16 definitions

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Madalasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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)

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: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Ѳ (मदालसा).—A Vidyādharī. She was married to a Vidyādhara named Campaka. (See under Campaka).

2) Ѳ (मदालसा).—Wife of Ṛtadhvaja, King of Kāśī. Once a demon named Pātālaketu carried away Ѳ and Ṛtadhvaja took her back after defeating Pātālaketu in a fight. Alarka was the son of this couple.

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The Purana (पुरा�, 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.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Ѳ (मदाल�) refers to �(bliss of) playful passion�, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “Seeing that spring had come with sounds of cuckoos and full of bees, (Spring) said this at that time with a sweet voice: ‘Kāma is piercing Bhairava! See with eyes full of the bliss of playful passion () the thigh of (this young) virgin!’�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (ns)

Ѳ (मदालसा) refers to one of thirty-five Bhaumī types of Deśī varieties of Cārīs—“movements that involve the simultaneous movement of the feet, shanks and the hip�, according to Kallinātha’s Kalānidhi commentary on Śārṅgadeva’s Saṅgītaratnākara, 7.1016 (Vol. IV, pp.313-317).—Bharata’s Nāṭyaśāstra explains thirty-two varieties of ī—sٱ bhaumīī and sixteen ākāśikīī. Śārṅgadeva follows the definitions and the classification of ī up to this point. In addition Śārṅgadeva also names and explains deśīī of the bhaumī-ī and ākāśikī-ī varieties. [For example, Ѳ] In all, Śārṅgadeva describes fifty four varieties of deśī-ī (35 bhaumīī +19 ākāśikīī).

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Ѳ (मदालसा) or Ѳkathā refers to one of the 157 stories embedded in the ٳ峾ǻ岹 by Somacandra (narrating stories from Jain literature, based on the Karpūraprakara), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The ٳ峾ǻ岹 represents a repository of 157 stories [e.g., Ѳ-kathā] written in prose Sanskrit, although each of them is preceded by a verse. Together, they stage a large number of Jain characters (including early teachers). [...]

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

madalasa (मदलस).—f (Properly majalasa) A royal court or assembly.

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mad (मदलस�).—m The central portion of the top of a ṇḍ貹, or of the chata or ceiling.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

mad (मदलस�).�m The central portion of the top of a ṇḍ貹 or chata.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ѳ (मदाल�).�a. languid with passion or intoxication.

Ѳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mada and alasa (अल�).

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Ѳ (मदालसा).—Name of the daughter of Viśvaketu, the lord of Gandharvas.

Ѳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mada and (अलसा).

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

Ѳ (मदाल�).—mfn.

(-�--�) Indolent, slothful, overcome with passion, pride or drunkenness. E. mada and alasa idle.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ѳ (मदाल�).—[adjective] lazy from intoxication.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Ѳ (मदालसा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] Quoted by Sāyaṇa Oxf. 270^b, by Kamalākara Oxf. 279^a.

2) Ѳ (मदालसा):—poetess. Śp. p. 70.

3) Ѳ (मदालसा):—from the Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa, ch. 27 fg. Quoted in Smṛticandrikā.

Ѳ has the following synonyms: Ѳvākya.

4) Ѳ (मदालसा):—nāṭaka, by Gokulanātha. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 64 (and—[commentary]).

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

1) Ѳ (मदाल�):—[from mada > mad] mfn. lazy from drunkenness, languid, indolent, slothful, [Kāvya literature]

2) Ѳ (मदालसा):—[from > mada > mad] f. Name of the daughter of the Gandharva Viśvā-vasu (carried off by the Daitya Pātāla-ketu, and subsequently the wife of Kuvalayāśva), [Purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of the daughter of the Rākṣasa Bhramara-ketu, [Uttamacaritra-kathānaka, prose version]

4) [v.s. ...] f. Name of a poetess, [Catalogue(s)]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ѳ (मदाल�):—[+] (sa�-sā-sa�) a. Indolent through pride or passion.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

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: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ѳ (ಮದಾಲ�):�

1) [adjective] lazy, languid from drunkenness.

2) [adjective] being arrogant from youthfulness.

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Ѳ (ಮದಾಲ�):—[noun] (dance.) a walking with unsteady feet, enacting intoxication.

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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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Nepali dictionary

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: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Ѳ (मदाल�):—adj. languid with intoxication;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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