Mandhatri, Ի�, ѲԻ�: 15 definitions
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Mandhatri means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit terms Ի� and ѲԻ� can be transliterated into English as Mandhatr or Mandhatri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Gitashastra (science of music)
: Wisdom Library: SaṅgītaśiromaṇiԻ� (मान्धातृ, “thoughtful�) refers to one of the sixteen words that together make up the musical composition (prabandha), according to the Saṅgītaśiromaṇi 67-84. Elā is an important subgenre of song and was regarded as an auspicious and important prabandha (composition) in ancient Indian music (Ի). According to nirukta analysis, the etymological meaning of can be explained as follows: a represents Viṣṇu, i represents Kāmadeva, la represents Lakṣmī.
Ի� is one of the sixteen words of and has a presiding deity named ܱ (swift as the wind) defined in the Saṅgītaśiromaṇi (“crest-jewel of music�), which is a 15th-century Sanskrit work on Indian musicology (Իśāstra).
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, īٲśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
: University of Vienna: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the AhirbudhnyasaṃhitāԻ� (मान्धातृ) is the name of an ancient king having performed the pacificatory ritual described chapter 47 of the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, belonging to the Pāñcarātra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “[This rite] should be employed by utterly glorious Sovereigns when they are in distress—[...] Ambarīśa, Śuka, Alarka, Ի�, Purūravas, Rājoparicara, Dhundhu, Śibi and Śrutakīrtana—those Kings of old attained Universal Sovereignty after performing this. They became free of diseases and free of enemies. Their fame was widely spread and blameless�.

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismMandhatri : Mandhatri was a king, son of Yuvanaswa, of the race of Ikshvaku, and author of a hymn in the Rigveda.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraԻ� (मान्धातृ) or Mūrdhāta is the name of a king belonging to the ‘sun-king lineage� into which Buddha was previously born, mentioned in order to demonstrate the fearlessness of the Buddha according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XL.1.4. Accordingly, “The Buddha himself from the very beginning has always taken birth in the lineage of noble cakravartin kings. He was born into the families of the lineage of ‘sun kings�: king Ting-cheng (Ի� or Mūrdhāta), etc. This is why he has no fear�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: BuddhismԻ� (मान्धातृ) or Mūrdhāta is the name of an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (ūⲹṃśa) and a descendant of Mahāsaṃmata, according to the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra, an encyclopedic work on Buddhism written by Nāgārjuna.
Ի� is known as Māndhāta according to the Ѳ屹ٳ of the Mahāsaṃghikas (and the Lokottaravāda school). Māndhāta can also be spelled as Māndhātā, according to the Dulva (the Tibetan translation of the Vinaya of the Sarvāstivādins).
Ի� is known as Mandhātar according to the Dīpavaṃśa and the Mahāvaṃśa.
Ի� is known as Mandhātu according to the Mahābuddhavaṃsa or Maha Buddhavamsa (the great chronicle of Buddhas) Anudīpanī chapter 1, compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraԻ� (मान्धातृ) is the name of an ancient king, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.4 [Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “Siṃharatha’s son, Brahmaratha, became king next, then Cāturmukha, Hemaratha, Śataratha, Udayapṛthu, Vāriratha, Induratha, Ādityaratha, Ի�, Vīrasena in turn, King Pratimanyu, King Pratibandhu, King Ravimanyu, Vasantatilaka, Kuberadatta, Kunthu, Śarabha, Dvirada in turn, then Siṃhadaśana, Hiraṇyakaśipu, Puñjasthala, Kakutstha, Raghu. Among these kings some reached emancipation and some heaven�.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryѲԻ� (मन्धात�).�m. Ved.
1) An intelligent man.
2) A devout or pious man.
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Ի� (मान्धातृ).�m. Name of a king of the solar race, son of Yuvanāśva (being born from his own belly). As soon as he came out of the belly, the sages said 'कम� एष धास्यत� (kam eṣa dhāsyati)'; whereupon Indra came down and said 'मा� धास्यत� (� dhāsyati)'; the boy was, therefore, called Ի�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryԻ� (मान्धातृ) or Māndhāta.�(and other forms, see below; = Pali Mandhātā, n. sg., stem °tu-; there seems to be nothing in Buddhist legend suggesting identity with Sanskrit Mān- �, except the name), name of an ancient cakravartin king, sometimes (e.g. in ṅk屹-ūٰ, also in Pali) regarded as a pre- vious incarnation of Śākyamuni: °ta�, °to, n. sg., Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 3558; Ѳ屹ٳ i.348.9; پ屹Բ 210.20; 214.20; °tasya Ѳ屹ٳ i.348.9; پ屹Բ 210.21; 213.23; ū-پ岹-վԲⲹ i.67.14 ff.; 93.6 ff.; (Āⲹ-)Ѳñśīū첹貹 609.1; °t�- (stem in composition) Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 37.3; °tā, n. sg., Ѳ屹ٳ i.154.1; پ屹Բ 210.23; 214.21; Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 36.11; ṅk屹-ūٰ 141.5; (Āⲹ-)Ѳñśīū첹貹 608.22; °tu�, gen. sg., پ屹Բ 278.13; 576.10, etc.; Mādhāta�, cited as used by ‘some�, پ屹Բ 210.21; Mūrdhāta� (q.v.), as n. sg. Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 3557 (so v.l. of Mironov, who reads Mūr- dhagata�, Kyoto ed. Mūrdhata�), also پ屹Բ 210.19, and forms of this stem are much used in this پ屹Բ and ū-پ岹-վԲⲹ story, interchangeably with stems Māndhāta and °t�; e.g. Mūrdhātasya پ屹Բ 212.9, 18; °tena 212.19, 22.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryԻ� (मान्धातृ).—m.
(-) A king fostered by Indra. E. � me, � drinker; from dhe to drink; having on one occasion sucked Amrita from the finger of Indra, who then used the exclamation which afterwards was the name of the prince.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲԻ� (मन्धात�).—m. A proper name,
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Ի� (मान्धातृ).—m. A proper name, [ʲñٲԳٰ] iii. [distich] 270.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲԻ� (मन्धात�).—[masculine] thinker, devout or pious man.
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Ի� (मान्धातृ).—[masculine] [Name] of an ancient king.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumԻ� (मान्धातृ) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Madanapāla, patron of Viśveśvara (Mahārṇava).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ѲԻ� (मन्धात�):�m. ([from] man = manas + �) a thoughtful or pious man, [Ṛg-veda] ([according to] to [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska] = -; [according to] to [Sāyaṇa] mostly a proper Name)
2) Name of a man, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra] (also [wrong reading] for mān� q.v.)
3) Ի� (मान्धातृ):�m. (cf. man�) Name of a king (son of Yuvanāśva, author of [Ṛg-veda x, 134]), [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.
4) of another prince (son of Madana-pāla, patron of Viśveśvara), [Catalogue(s)]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryԻ� (मान्धातृ):�() 4. m. Name of a king fostered by Indra.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ի� (मान्धातृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ѳṃd.
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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Starts with: Mandhatrisutra.
Full-text (+56): Yauvanashva, Mandhatrisutra, Mucakunda, Yuvanashvaja, Mandhatra, Murdhata, Purukutsa, Muchkund, Mamdhau, Mucukunda, Yauvanashvaka, Yuvanashva, Mandhatapura, Madanapala, Prithvimalla, Madanamaharnava, Ambarisha, Susandhi, Saubhari, Mandhata.
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Genealogy of the Solar Dynasty in the Puranas and the Ramayana < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]
Literary and Archaeological Evidence on the Aryan Expansion in India < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Notes on Some Early Indian Names < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.2.14 < [Chapter 2 - Residence in Śrī Dvārakā]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXII < [Abhimanyu-badha Parva]
Section XC < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
Section XCI < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
1. Genealogy of the Ikshvaku Vamsa dynasty < [Chapter 5 - Origin and Genealogy of Various Vamshas]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Mahabharata (English Summary) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXII - The Story of Mandhatri: King's Conquests and Sacrifices < [Abhimanyu-badha Parva]
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