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मन्दर

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Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “See 'Further reading'”)

Proper noun

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मन्दर (mandara) stemm

  1. name of a sacred mountain (the residence of various deities; it served the gods and Asuras for a churning-stick at the churning of the ocean for the recovery of the Amrita and thirteen other precious things lost during the deluge)
  2. name of a Brahmin
  3. name of a son of हिरण्यकशिपु (Hiraṇya-kaśipu)
  4. name of a विद्याधर (Vidyā-dhara)
  5. name of a tree of paradise or one of the 5 trees in Indra's heaven (= मन्दार (mandāra)); the coral tree
Declension
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Masculine a-stem declension of मन्दर
singular dual plural
nominative मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) मन्दरौ (mandarau) मन्दराः (mandarāḥ)
accusative मन्दरम् (mandaram) मन्दरौ (mandarau) मन्दरान् (mandarān)
instrumental मन्दरेण (mandareṇa) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दरैः (mandaraiḥ)
dative मन्दराय (mandarāya) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दरेभ्यः (mandarebhyaḥ)
ablative मन्दरात् (mandarāt) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दरेभ्यः (mandarebhyaḥ)
genitive मन्दरस्य (mandarasya) मन्दरयोः (mandarayoḥ) मन्दराणाम् (mandarāṇām)
locative मन्दरे (mandare) मन्दरयोः (mandarayoḥ) मन्दरेषु (mandareṣu)
vocative मन्दर (mandara) मन्दरौ (mandarau) मन्दराः (mandarāḥ)
Descendants
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  • Tamil: மந்தரம் (mantaram)

Noun

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मन्दर (mandara) stemm

  1. heaven (compare मेरु (meru)) (L.)
    Synonym: स्वर्ग (svarga)
  2. mirror (L.)
  3. a kind of metre (Col.)
Declension
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Masculine a-stem declension of मन्दर
singular dual plural
nominative मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) मन्दरौ (mandarau) मन्दराः (mandarāḥ)
accusative मन्दरम् (mandaram) मन्दरौ (mandarau) मन्दरान् (mandarān)
instrumental मन्दरेण (mandareṇa) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दरैः (mandaraiḥ)
dative मन्दराय (mandarāya) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दरेभ्यः (mandarebhyaḥ)
ablative मन्दरात् (mandarāt) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दरेभ्यः (mandarebhyaḥ)
genitive मन्दरस्य (mandarasya) मन्दरयोः (mandarayoḥ) मन्दराणाम् (mandarāṇām)
locative मन्दरे (mandare) मन्दरयोः (mandarayoḥ) मन्दरेषु (mandareṣu)
vocative मन्दर (mandara) मन्दरौ (mandarau) मन्दराः (mandarāḥ)

Adjective

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मन्दर (mandara) stem

  1. large, thick, firm (L.)
    Synonym: बहल (bahala))
Declension
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Masculine a-stem declension of मन्दर
singular dual plural
nominative मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) मन्दरौ (mandarau) मन्दराः (mandarāḥ)
accusative मन्दरम् (mandaram) मन्दरौ (mandarau) मन्दरान् (mandarān)
instrumental मन्दरेण (mandareṇa) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दरैः (mandaraiḥ)
dative मन्दराय (mandarāya) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दरेभ्यः (mandarebhyaḥ)
ablative मन्दरात् (mandarāt) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दरेभ्यः (mandarebhyaḥ)
genitive मन्दरस्य (mandarasya) मन्दरयोः (mandarayoḥ) मन्दराणाम् (mandarāṇām)
locative मन्दरे (mandare) मन्दरयोः (mandarayoḥ) मन्दरेषु (mandareṣu)
vocative मन्दर (mandara) मन्दरौ (mandarau) मन्दराः (mandarāḥ)
Feminine ā-stem declension of मन्दरा
singular dual plural
nominative मन्दरा (mandarā) मन्दरे (mandare) मन्दराः (mandarāḥ)
accusative मन्दराम् (mandarām) मन्दरे (mandare) मन्दराः (mandarāḥ)
instrumental मन्दरया (mandarayā) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दराभिः (mandarābhiḥ)
dative मन्दरायै (mandarāyai) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दराभ्यः (mandarābhyaḥ)
ablative मन्दरायाः (mandarāyāḥ) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दराभ्यः (mandarābhyaḥ)
genitive मन्दरायाः (mandarāyāḥ) मन्दरयोः (mandarayoḥ) मन्दराणाम् (mandarāṇām)
locative मन्दरायाम् (mandarāyām) मन्दरयोः (mandarayoḥ) मन्दरासु (mandarāsu)
vocative मन्दरे (mandare) मन्दरे (mandare) मन्दराः (mandarāḥ)
Neuter a-stem declension of मन्दर
singular dual plural
nominative मन्दरम् (mandaram) मन्दरे (mandare) मन्दराणि (mandarāṇi)
accusative मन्दरम् (mandaram) मन्दरे (mandare) मन्दराणि (mandarāṇi)
instrumental मन्दरेण (mandareṇa) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दरैः (mandaraiḥ)
dative मन्दराय (mandarāya) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दरेभ्यः (mandarebhyaḥ)
ablative मन्दरात् (mandarāt) मन्दराभ्याम् (mandarābhyām) मन्दरेभ्यः (mandarebhyaḥ)
genitive मन्दरस्य (mandarasya) मन्दरयोः (mandarayoḥ) मन्दराणाम् (mandarāṇām)
locative मन्दरे (mandare) मन्दरयोः (mandarayoḥ) मन्दरेषु (mandareṣu)
vocative मन्दर (mandara) मन्दरे (mandare) मन्दराणि (mandarāṇi)

Further reading

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  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963), “Mandaraḥ”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 580
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), “mandara-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 387

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “See 'Further reading'”)

Noun

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मन्दर (mandara) stemm

  1. a pearl chain consisting of 8 or 16 strings (L.)

Further reading

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  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963), “mándāraḥ”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[3] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 581

Etymology 3

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From मन्द (manda).

Adjective

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मन्दर (mandara) stem

  1. slow, tardy, sluggish (L.)

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899), “मन्दर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 788, column 2.
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “mandara”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.