# मूलाधार (mūlādhāra)

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मूलाधार (mūlādhāra) is a Sanskrit word meaning a mystical circle situated above the generative organs, the navel. Its 4 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them The Navel (Anatomical), Muladhara Chakra (Mystical Circle).

- **SLP1:** `mUlADAra`  **IAST:** mūlādhāra  **Devanagari:** मूलाधार
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/muladhara/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The Navel (Anatomical) (3 definitions)
- the navel  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the navel, RāmatUp. [ ID=166480 ]
- the navel  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मूलाधार (mūlādhāra) [Printed book page 581-04 ] मूल - आधार (mūla-ādhāra) n. the navel. [ ID=30581 ]
- The navel.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मूलाधार (mūlādhāra) [Printed book page 574-a ] मूलाधार (mūlādhāra) n. ( - रं (-raṃ) ) The navel. [ ID=31859 ]

### Muladhara Chakra (Mystical Circle) (1 definition)
- a mystical circle situated above the generative organs  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 827,1] मूला (mūlā) धार (dhāra) n. N. of a mystical circle situated above the generative organs, Pañcar.; Ānand. [ ID=166479 ]

## Sources

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

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