मङ्गलाचरण (maṅgalācaraṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning a benediction or prayer for success, pronouncing a blessing, wishing joy, prayer for the successful outcome of an undertaking.
prayer for the successful outcome of an undertaking
मङ्गलाचरण (maṅgalācaraṇa) [Printed book page 212-a3] मङ्गलाचरण (maṅgalācaraṇa) maṅgala‿ācaraṇa, n. prayer for the auspicious issue of an undertaking; -ācāra,m. auspicious observances; -ātodya,n. drum beaten on auspicious occasions; -ādeśavṛtta,a. subsisting by teaching auspicious rites; professional fortune-teller; -alaṃkṛta, pp. auspiciously ornamented; -ālāpana,n. benediction; -āvāsa,m. temple. [ID=13514]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
an auspicious prayer at the beginning of an undertaking or written work
मङ्गलाचरण (maṅgalācaraṇa) [Printed book page 541-b] मङ्गलाचरण (maṅgalācaraṇa)
n. (-णं (-ṇaṃ)) An auspicious introduction in the shape of a prayer at the beginning of an undertaking or of any written work.
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— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Definitions on this page come from 3 works:
Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
