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Manmathavat: 2 definitions

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Manmathavat 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.

In Hinduism

Gitashastra (science of music)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manmathavat in Gitashastra glossary
: Wisdom Library: Saṅgītaśiromaṇi

Manmathavat (मन्मथवत्, “enamoured�) 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.

Manmathavat is one of the sixteen words of and has a presiding deity named 貹ٰṇ� (the feathered one) defined in the Saṅgītaśiromaṇi (“crest-jewel of music�), which is a 15th-century Sanskrit work on Indian musicology (Ի󲹰śāstra).

context information

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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manmathavat in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Manmathavat (मन्मथवत्):—[=manmatha-vat] [from manmatha] mfn. being in love, enamoured, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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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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