Indumandala, Indumaṇḍala, Indu-mandala, Imdumamdala: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraIndumaṇḍala (इन्दुमण्डल) refers to the “disc of the moon”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Some say that Rāhu, the asura, though his head was cut, dies not but lives in the shape of a planet having tasted of ambrosia. That he has a disc like the sun and moon [i.e., indumaṇḍala—indu-arka-maṇḍala-ākṛti] and as that disc is black it is invisible when in the sky except on the occasion of eclipses in virtue of a boon from Brahmā. Others say that he resembles a serpent in shape with his head severed from his tail; a few that he is bodiless, that he is mere darkness and that he is the son of Siṃhikā. [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationIndumaṇḍala (इन्दुमण्डल) refers to the “halo of the moon”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.9 (“Boasting of Tāraka”).—Accordingly, as Tāraka-Asura fought with the Gods: “[...] Within a moment, the powerful Vīrabhadra, the slayer of enemies, got up lifting his trident aloft, that had the lustre of lightning and was blazing forth. The trident had a halo around, like that of the sun, the moon (indumaṇḍala) and the fire [sūryendubimbāgnisamānamaṃḍalam]. It illuminated the quarters by means of its brilliance; caused terror even in the hearts of the brave. It had a deadly splendour and blazed well. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIndumaṇḍala (इन्दुमण्डल).—the orb or disc of the moon.
Derivable forms: indumaṇḍalam (इन्दुमण्डलम्).
Indumaṇḍala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms indu and maṇḍala (मण्डल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryIndumaṇḍala (इन्दुमण्डल).—n.
(-laṃ) The orb or disc of the moon. E. indu and maṇḍala sphere.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryIndumaṇḍala (इन्दुमण्डल):—[=indu-maṇḍala] [from indu] n. the orb or disc of the moon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryIndumaṇḍala (इन्दुमण्डल):—[indu-maṇḍala] (laṃ) 1. m. Moon’s disk.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusIṃdumaṃḍala (ಇಂದುಮಂಡಲ):—
1) [noun] the disc of the moon.
2) [noun] the halo round the moon.
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Iṃdumaṃḍaḷa (ಇಂದುಮಂಡಳ):—[noun] = ಇಂದುಮಂಡಲ [imdumamdala].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Indu, Imtu, Mandala.
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