माण्डव्यmāṇḍavya

माण्डव्य (māṇḍavya) is a Sanskrit word meaning an astronomer, name of a people, of a school of the Bahvrcas, name of a place, the name of a teacher, a proper name. Its 12 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Māṇḍavya as an individual (Sage, Teacher, Proper Name), Māṇḍavya as a people or school, Māṇḍavya as a place name.

Definitions: 12

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Meanings by context

Māṇḍavya as an individual (Sage, Teacher, Proper Name)

7 definitions

The name of a teacher whose descendants are referred to in the plural

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a teacher

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A proper name

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The name of a teacher. 2. The descendants of Mandavya or the name of a people. 3. The name of a place.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Name of a sage

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A Bhargava gotrakara. 2. The sage who cursed Yama to be born as Vidura.

— The Purana Index

a teacher mentioned in the Shatapatha Brahmana, Shankhayana Aranyaka, and Sutras

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Māṇḍavya as a people or school

2 definitions

Name of a people

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a school of the Bahvrcas

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Māṇḍavya as a place name

2 definitions

Name of a place

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a sacred bathing place dedicated to Mandavi

— The Purana Index

Māṇḍavya as an astronomer

1 definition

An astronomer

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.