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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMaināka (मैनाक):—m.
1) Nomen proprium eines Berges; nach der Sage ein Sohn Himavant's von der Menā (Menakā), der, als Indra alle Berge der Flügel beraubte. allein die seinigen behielt, [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 3, 2.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1028.] [Taittirīyāraṇyaka 1, 31, 2] (maināga v. l.). [Pariśiṣṭa des Atharvaveda] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 93, 10 v. u.] [Mahābhārata 2, 59. 66. 3, 399. 8364. 10820. 11057. 11540. 6, 237. 13, 1745.] [Harivaṃśa 941. fg. 9500. 11621. 12398. 12600.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 3, 27. 4, 44, 37. 5, 49, 27. 6, 86, 44.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 1, 20.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 54, 16.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 19, 16.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 52, 13. 57, 13.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 85, Nalopākhyāna 11. 180. Nalopākhyāna 3.] svasar f. Beiw. der Pārvatī [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 204.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Daitya [Harivaṃśa 12933], nach der Lesart der neueren Ausg. und bei [LANGLOIS]; vyāghrākṣa die ältere Ausg.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMaināka (मैनाक):—m. Nomen proprium —
1) eines Berges ; nach des Sage ein Sohn Himavant’s von der Menā (Menakā) , der als Indra alle Berge der Flügel heraubte , allein die seinigen behielt. —
2) eines Daitya [Harivaṃśa 3,47,3.]
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Starts with: Mainakabhagini, Mainakam, Mainakan, Mainakaparvata, Mainakaprabhava, Mainakara, Mainakarppumi, Mainakasvasar, Mainakasvasri.
Full-text (+85): Mainakasvasri, Himavatsuta, Hiranyanabha, Mainakam, Himaja, Mainaga, Sunabha, Girisuta, Mainakabhagini, Mainakaprabhava, Gocya, Mayanaya, Girinandana, Mena, Kalibhratri, Hiranyashringam, Parvatatmaja, Kraunca, Parvata, Vidisha.
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