Mandodari, Mamdodari, Manda-udari, 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨, 惭补峁囜笉辞诲补谤墨: 17 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) 惭补峁囜笉辞诲补谤墨 (啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啷嬥う啶班).鈥�(MANDODAR莫). (In South India the name 惭补峁囜笉辞诲补谤墨 is current). Wife of R膩va峁嘺. The Uttara R膩m膩ya峁嘺 contains a story about the previous history of 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨.
Maya, an asura, was born to Ka艣yapapraj膩pati of his wife Danu. Once Maya went to Devaloka to see the dances of the celestial maidens there. Devas came to know that Maya was in love with the nymph Hem膩 and they married her to Maya. Maya went to the southern vallcy of Himav膩n and lived there with Hem膩 constructing there a city called Hemapura. They got two sons M膩y膩v墨 and Dundubhi. But they grieved over the lack of a daughter and she went to a side of Himav膩n and started penance there to get the blessings of 艢iva. (See full article at Story of 惭补峁囜笉辞诲补谤墨 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 (啶え啷嵿う啷嬥う啶班).鈥擜 virtuous princess of the kingdom of Si峁僪ala. She determined to live an unmarried life but was forced by destiny to marry a cruel and uncharitable husband. The story of this 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 as related to Dev墨 by Mahi峁Ｄ乻ura is given below.
2) Candrasena, King of Si峁僪ala, got of his wife Gu峁嘺vat墨 a very beautiful daughter named 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨. Even when she was ten years old the King started searching for a suitable husband for her He found out Kambugr墨va son of Sudhanv膩, King of Madrade艣a and informed his daughter about his desire to make him his son-in-law. But 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 replied that she never intended to marry and desired to spend her life worshipping God. Candrasena felt miserable at her reply.
2) Years went by and 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 became a blooming lady and yet she remained firm in her determination. One day she was playing in the royal gardens with her companions when the prince of Kosala, V墨rasena came that way by mistake. The extraordinary beauty of the princess attracted him and he m膩de a request to her through her companions to marry him. But 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 refused.
2) Time rolled on and soon the marriage of her younger sister Indumat墨 came. Candrasena invited all the neighbouring Kings for that. The King of Madra C膩rude峁ａ箛a was also present for the marriage. The King was very charming to look at but was very bad in character. 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 was attracted by his external beauty and she expressed her willingness to marry him. Her father was immensely pleased and on the nearest auspicious day she was given in marriage to C膩rude峁ａ箛a.
2) 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 went to the palace of C膩rude峁ａ箛a and they lived happily for some time. One day she saw her husband having sexual acts with the wife of one of the palace servants. She reproached her husband and yet two days later she saw her husband with another servant girl. She was greatly disappointed and she left the palace for the forests where she started performing penance.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 惭补峁囜笉辞诲补谤墨 (啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啷嬥う啶班).鈥擳he queen of R膩va峁嘺; heard of R膩va峁嘺's death, and went to the battlefield and bewailed the fate of all R膩k峁sas.*
- * Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 IX. 10. 24-28.
1b) A daughter of Maya and Rambh膩.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 6. 29.
2a) 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 (啶え啷嵿う啷嬥う啶班).鈥擜 daughter of Maya.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 6. 21; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 68. 29.
2b) A 迟墨谤迟丑补 sacred to the Pit峁泂.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 22. 41.
惭补峁囜笉辞诲补谤墨 (啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啷嬥う啶班) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. IX.45.17). Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 惭补峁囜笉辞诲补谤墨) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 (啶え啷嵿う啷嬥う啶班) is one of the daughters of the Asura Maya according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 45. Accordingly, 鈥�... when his sons were thus triumphant, Maya called to mind his daughter 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨, and Vibh墨峁峁嘺, and when called to mind, they came鈥�.
The story of 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 and Maya was narrated by the Vidy膩dhara king Vajraprabha to prince Narav膩hanadatta in order to relate how 鈥淪奴ryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidy膩dharas鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: Hinduism惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 (啶啶︵啶︵ぐ啷�): Mandodari was the daughter of the King of Danavas, Mayasura and celestial dancer, Hema. She was the first wife of the Lord of Lanka Ravana.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra1) 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 (啶え啷嵿う啷嬥う啶班) is the daughter of Hemavat墨 and Vidy膩dhara-king Maya from Surasa峁単墨ta, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.1 [origin of the 谤腻办峁蝉补惫补峁兣沘 and 惫腻苍补谤补惫补峁兣沘] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, 鈥淣ow, on Mount Vait膩岣峢ya in the city Surasa峁単墨ta, the ornament of the southern row, there was a Vidy膩dhara-lord, Maya. His wife was named Hemavat墨, the abode of virtues, and their daughter, born of her womb, was named 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨. When he had observed that she was grown, King Maya thought over the merits and defects of the princes of the Vidy膩dharas, seeking a husband for her. [...]鈥�.
2) 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 (啶え啷嵿う啷嬥う啶班) is the name of a woman door-keeper, according , according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.2 [R膩va峁嘺鈥檚 expedition of conquest].鈥擜ccordingly, as Muni N膩rada said to R膩va峁嘺: 鈥淭here is a city here, C膩ra峁嘺yugala. Its king was Ayodhana and his wife鈥檚 name was Diti, and they had a beautiful daughter, Sulas膩. Summoned by her father to her svaya峁僾ara, all the kings came and King Sagara was first among them. At Sagara鈥檚 command a woman door-keeper, named 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨, went to King Ayodhana鈥檚 palace every day. One day Diti went into a plantain-house in the palace-garden with Sulas膩 and 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 went also. [...]鈥�.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryma峁囜笉艒dar墨 (啶啶∴啶︵ぐ啷�).鈥攆 Corrupt for 尘补苍诲艒诲补谤墨.
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尘补苍诲艒诲补谤墨 (啶啶︵啶︵ぐ啷�).鈥攆 S A female frog. 2 The name of Rawa峁�'s wife.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English尘补苍诲艒诲补谤墨 (啶啶︵啶︵ぐ啷�).鈥�f A female frog. Name of 谤腻峁峁嘺 wife.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 (啶え啷嵿う啷嬥う啶班).鈥擭ame of the wife of R膩va峁嘺, regarded as one of the five very chaste women; cf. 啶呧す啶侧啶ぞ (补丑补濒测腻). She advised her husband to deliver S墨t膩 to R膩ma and thus save himself from certain ruin, but he did not heed her; 啶え啷嵿う啷嬥う啶班啶曕啶熰た啶侧啷嬥ぎ啶侧啷囙ざ啶ぞ啶多ぎ啶ㄠ啶︵ぞ啶班う啶距ぎ啶啶班え啷嵿う啶班じ啶� 啶た啶え啷嵿い啶� (mandodar墨ku峁璱lakomalake艣ap膩艣amand膩rad膩mamakarandarasa峁� pibanta岣�) P. R.1. 58.
惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manda and 耻诲补谤墨 (啶夃う啶班).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 (啶え啷嵿う啷嬥う啶班).鈥攆. (-谤墨) A proper name, the wife of Ravana. E. manda slow, heavy, udara the belly, aff. 峁吥梗.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 (啶え啷嵿う啷嬥う啶班).鈥擺feminine] [Name] of a wife of Ravana.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 (啶え啷嵿う啷嬥う啶班):鈥擺from manda > mad] f. Name of R膩va峁嘺鈥檚 favourite wife (daughter of Maya and mother of Indra-jit; she advised her husband to deliver S墨t膩 to R膩ma, but he did not heed her; she is regarded as one of the five very chaste women, the other four being Ahaly膩, Draupad墨, S墨t膩, and T膩r膩), [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补; R膩m膩ya峁嘺] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] of one of the M膩t峁泂 attending on Skanda, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补]
3) [v.s. ...] of the mother of the lexicographer Ja峁�-dhara, [Catalogue(s)]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 (啶え啷嵿う啷嬥う啶班):鈥擺尘补苍诲辞+诲补谤墨] (谤墨) 3. f. R膩vana鈥檚 wife.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 (啶え啷嵿う啷嬥う啶班) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 惭补峁僤辞诲补谤墨, 惭补峁僤辞测补谤墨.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary惭补峁僤辞诲补谤墨 (啶啶︵啶︵ぐ啷�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨.
惭补峁僤辞诲补谤墨 has the following synonyms: 惭补峁僤辞测补谤墨.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Manda, Uttari.
Starts with: Mandodarisha, Mandodarisuta, Mandodaritha, Mandodhari.
Full-text (+12): Mandodhari, Mandodarisuta, Mandodarisha, Mandodareya, Mamdoyari, Pancakanya, Panchakanya, Kambugriva, Vantotari, Kala-akhi, Gunavati, Diti, Ayodhana, Caranayugala, Rambha, Vibhishana, Dundubhi, Indrajit, Sulasa, Aksha.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
9.10. The character of 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨 < [Chapter 4]
Hanuman-N膩峁璦ka, Act 14 (Summary) < [Chapter 3]
Hanuman-N膩峁璦ka, Act 9 (Summary) < [Chapter 3]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vij帽anananda)
Chapter 17 - On 惭补苍诲辞诲补谤墨’s accounts < [Book 5]
Chapter 18 - On the killing of the D膩nava Mahi峁Ｄ乻ura < [Book 5]
Chapter 28 - On the incidents connected with Navar膩tri < [Book 3]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
VIII.9. Rejection of Mandodari鈥檚 request by Ravana < [Chapter 3 - Comparative study of the Rama-story]
VII.4. Meeting with Sita and Mandodari鈥檚 Interference < [Chapter 3 - Comparative study of the Rama-story]
V.4. Forcible removal of Sita by Ravana to Lanka < [Chapter 3 - Comparative study of the Rama-story]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 7: Defeat and death of R膩va峁嘺 < [Chapter VII - The killing of R膩va峁嘺]
Part 2: R膩va峁嘺鈥檚 marriage < [Chapter II - R膩va峁嘺鈥檚 expedition of Conquest]
Part 1: R膩va峁嘺鈥檚 funeral < [Chapter VIII - The abandonment of S墨t膩]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
2.1. Upper Garments (b): Avagu峁囜弓hana (Veil) < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
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