Manika, Maṇīkā, Maṇika, Mānikā, Manikā, Manīka, Māṇika, Māṇikā: 26 definitions

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Manika means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Manika has 24 English definitions available.

Alternative spellings of this word include Manik.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Maṇika (मणिक):—(von maṇi) m. gaṇa sthūlādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 4, 3.] gaṇa yāvādi zu [29.] gaṇa caturvarṇādi zu [5, 1, 124, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 1.]

1) ein grosser Wassertopf [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 31] [?(Nalopākhyāna). Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1022. Halāyudha 2, 162. ĀŚV. GṚHY. 2, 9, 3. 4, 6, 4.] dvāvudakumbhau maṇika āsiñcet [GOBH. 3, 9, 6. 7. 1, 1, 26.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 2, 14.] [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 2, 9.] avaṭe minoti maṇikam [?5. ADBH. BR. bei WEBER, Omina 316.] vivṛddhamūṣikā raghyā vibhinnamaṇikāstathā [Mahābhārata 16, 37.] [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 728, 2.] —

2) nach [Sāyaṇa] kugelförmige Fleischbildungen an der Schulter des Thieres: skandhyā maṇikāstisraśca kīkasāḥ [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 7, 1.] Vielleicht das muldenförmig ausgehöhlte Schulterbein. — Vgl. māṇikya .

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Manīka (मनीक):—n. Augensalbe [Uṇādikoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma]

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Māṇikā (माणिका):—f. ein best. Gewicht, = 2 Kuḍava = 1 Śarāva = 8 Pala [Śabdamālā im Śabdakalpadruma] [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 1, 1, 19.] — Vgl. mānikā unter mānaka .

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Mānika (मानिक):—von mānin in paṇḍita .

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Mānikā (मानिका):—s. u. mānaka; mānita u. dem caus. von man .

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Māṇika (माणिक):—(von maṇi) m. wohl Juwelenhändler; s. u. suvarṇajīvika .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Maṇika (मणिक):—m.

1) ein grosser Wassertopf. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā. —

2) Pl. nach [Sāyaṇa. ] kugelförmige Fleischbildungen an der Schulter des Thieres.

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Manīka (मनीक):—n. Augensalbe.

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Māṇika (माणिक):——

1) m. Juwelenhändler [Campakaśreṣṭhikathānakam 2.] —

2) f. ā ein best. Gewicht.

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Mānika (मानिक):—(vom mānin) in paṇiḍata. — mānikā f. s.u. mānaka.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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