Markanda, Mārkaṇḍa: 8 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMārkaṇḍa (मार्कण्ड):—
1) m. = mārkaṇḍeya [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] [Harivaṃśa 14352.] mārkaṇḍādisādhita (haṭhayoga) [Oxforder Handschriften 123,a,1 v. u.] —
2) adj. von Mārkaṇḍa verfasst: purāṇa [Oxforder Handschriften 65,a,36.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMārkaṇḍa (मार्कण्ड):——
1) m. Patron. = markaṇḍeya. —
2) Adj. von Mārkaṇḍa verfasst.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Markandapurana.
Ends with: Amarkanda.
Full-text: Markandiya, Markandeya, Markandeshvaratirtha, Markandi, Markandeyacarita, Markandeyasmriti, Markandika, Markandeyadarshanastotra, Markandeyatirtha, Markandeyasamhita, Markandeyastotra, Markandeyakavindra, Markandeyi, Markkantan, Markkantam, Markandapurana, Markandeyapurana.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 230 - The Series of Tīrthas Enumerated < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 361 - Greatness of Mārkaṇḍeśvara (Mārkaṇḍa-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 100 - The Greatness of Mārkaṇḍeśvara (mārkaṇḍa-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri (by Ratnakar Mohapatra)
3. Markandesvara Temple (In Puri) < [Chapter 5 - Shaiva Temples of Purushottama Kshetra]
4. Kapala Mocana Temple (In Puri) < [Chapter 5 - Shaiva Temples of Purushottama Kshetra]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 40 - Mārkaṇḍeya Recommends Pilgrimage to Prayāga < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 19 - Śuklatīrtha < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 33 - Rāma’s Visit to Mārkaṇḍeya’s Hermitage < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 57 - Other feudatories in South Kalinga < [Chapter XIII - The Dynasties in South Kalinga]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)