# मणिपूर (maṇipūra)

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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 — E. maṇi a jewel, and pūra filling, full
- **SLP1:** `maRipUra`  **IAST:** maṇipūra  **Devanagari:** मणिपूर
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipura
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/manipura/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The navel (anatomical) (5 definitions)
- the navel  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 775,1] मणि (maṇi) — पूर (—pūra) m. the navel, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=154691 ]
- 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*
  > मणि (maṇi) पूर (pūra) (maṇipūra) [Printed book page 633 ] मणि (maṇi) पूर (pūra) (maṇipūra) m. ( - रः (-raḥ) ) 1 The navel. 2 A sort of bodice worn by women, and often richly ornamented with jewels. n. ( - रं (-raṃ) ) The pit of the stomach, as one of the mystical cakras of the body: see चक्र (cakra). E. मणि (maṇi) a jewel, and पूर (pūra) filling, full. [ ID=29155 ]
- 1. The navel. 2. A woman's jeweled bodice. 3. The pit of the stomach.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मणिपूर (maṇipūra) [Printed book page 568-a ] मणि - पूर (maṇi-pūra) ( रः ) ((raḥ)) 1. m. The navel; bodice of a woman ornamented with jewels. n. Pit of the stomach. [ ID=28667 ]
- 1. The navel. 2. A kind of bodice.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मणिपूर (maṇipūra) [Printed book page 543-26 ] मणि - पूर (maṇi-pūra) (I) m. 1. the navel; 2. a kind of bodice. [ ID=28384 ]
- 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*
  > मणि (maṇi) पूर (pūra) (maṇipūra) [Printed book page 542-b ] मणि (maṇi) पूर (pūra) (maṇipūra) m. ( - रः (-raḥ) ) 1. The navel. 2. A sort of bodice worn by women, and often richly ornamented with. n. ( - रं (-raṃ) ) 1. The pit of the stomach, as one of the mystical Chakras of the body: see चक्र (cakra). 2. Name of a town in Kalinga. E. मणि (maṇi) a jewel, and पूर (pūra) filling, full. [ ID=30106 ]

### 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)*
  > मणि (maṇi) — पूर (—pūra) n. N. of a town in Kaliṅga situated on the sea-shore (also read - पुर (-pura) n. ), Mahābhārata (Title); Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) [ ID=154694 ]
- name of a town in Kalinga  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मणि - पूर (maṇi-pūra) (II) n. name of a town in Kalinga. [ ID=28385 ]
- the name of a town  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मणिपूर (maṇipūra) [Printed book page 390 ] मणिपूर (maṇipūra) (or ° पुर (°pura) ) n. N. of a town. [ ID=23491 ]
- the capital of Citravahana  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > मणिपूर (maṇipūra) [Printed book page 464-2 ] Maṇipūra, the capital of Citravāhana (later of Babhruvāhana). § 249 (Arjunavanavāsap.): I, 215, 7824.—§ 250 (do.): I, 217, 7883.—§ 794 (Mahāprasthānikap.): XVII, 1, 28 ( Maṇipūrapuraṃ ). [ ID=7080 ]

### A mystical circle (Chakra) (1 definition)
- a mystical circle on the navel  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > मणि (maṇi) — पूर (—pūra) n. a partic. mystical circle on the navel, Pañcarātra (Title); Ānanda-laharī (Title) [ ID=154693 ]

### 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)*
  > a sort of bodice (worn by women and richly adorned with jewels), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=154692 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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