# मङ्गलाचरण (maṅgalācaraṇa)

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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.

- **SLP1:** `maNgalAcaraRa`  **IAST:** maṅgalācaraṇa  **Devanagari:** मङ्गलाचरण
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangalacharana
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/mangalacharana/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** मंगलाचरण (maṃgalācaraṇa)

## Meanings by context

### Auspicious Invocation or Benediction (4 definitions)
- a benediction or prayer for success  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 773,1] मङ्गला (maṅgalā) चरण (caraṇa) n. benediction, prayer for the success of anything, Kapila [Cologne Addition] (Author); Sāhitya-darpaṇa (Title); Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=154241 ]
- pronouncing a blessing, wishing joy  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > pronouncing a blessing, wishing joy, Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1st edition with marginal notes (Title) [ ID=154242 ]
- prayer for the successful outcome of an undertaking  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- an auspicious prayer at the beginning of an undertaking or written work  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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. [ ID=30024 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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