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मणिपूरmaṇipūra

मणिपूर (maṇipūra) is a Sanskrit word meaning the navel, the name of a town in Kalinga situated on the sea-shore, a jeweled bodice worn by women, the pit of the stomach as a mystical body center, a woman's jeweled bodice, a women's bodice ornamented with jewels. Its 11 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them The navel (anatomical), Name of a town or city, A mystical circle (Chakra).

Etymology
E. मणि a jewel, and पूर filling, full
Definitions
11
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Meanings by context

The navel (anatomical)

5 definitions
the navel

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. The navel. 2. A jeweled bodice worn by women. 3. The pit of the stomach as a mystical body center.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The navel. 2. A woman's jeweled bodice. 3. The pit of the stomach.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The navel. 2. A kind of bodice.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The navel. 2. A women's bodice ornamented with jewels. 3. The pit of the stomach as a mystical body center. 4. Name of a town in Kalinga.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of a town or city

4 definitions
the name of a town in Kalinga situated on the sea-shore

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a town in Kalinga

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the name of a town

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the capital of Citravahana

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A mystical circle (Chakra)

1 definition
a mystical circle on the navel

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A type of bodice or garment

1 definition
a sort of bodice worn by women and richly adorned with jewels

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.