Madanatrayodashi, Madanatrayodaśī, Madana-trayodashi: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Madanatrayodaśī can be transliterated into English as Madanatrayodasi or Madanatrayodashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyMadanatrayodaśī (मदनत्रयोदशी) is the name of a festival that once existed in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—Madanatrayodaśī proceeds as folows: Celebrated on the 13th of the bright-half of Caitra, this festival has the following features: Worship of a clothpainting of Kāmadeva, self-decoration by men, honouring of the ladies of the house and bathing of the wife by the husband with the water of the pitcher which is to be placed before Kāmadeva on the 12th.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-kathaMadanatrayodaśī (मदनत्रयोदशी) refers to a sacred day on which the Madana Mahotsava (festival) was celebrated in ancient India, according to the 8th-century Kuvalayamālā written by Uddyotanasūri, a Prakrit Campū (similar to Kāvya poetry) narrating the love-story between Prince Candrāpīḍa and the Apsaras Kādambarī.—There is a reference to Madana Mahotsava on the madana-trayodaśī day in the bāhyodyāna where there was a temple at which the festival was held.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadanatrayodaśī (मदनत्रयोदशी).—the thirteenth day in the bright half of Chaitra, or the festival celebrated on that day in honour of Cupid.
Madanatrayodaśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madana and trayodaśī (त्रयोदशी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadanatrayodaśī (मदनत्रयोदशी):—[=madana-trayodaśī] [from madana > mad] f. Name of a festival in honour of Kāma-deva on the 13th day in the light half of the month Caitra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
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Partial matches: Madana, Trayodashi.
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Vratas depicted in the Gangajala (study) (by Maitreyee Goswami)
Part 3.3 - A study on the Caitra Madana Trayodaśī Vrata < [Chapter 4]
Part 1 - A study of the Vratas in the Gaṅgājala (II)—Introduction < [Chapter 4]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXVI - Enumeration of the names of Vratas (vows and penances) commenced < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
Chapter CXXXVII - The Damanaka Tryodasi Vratas < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
Festivals of Ayurveda: Scope and challenges < [Volume 44 (1); 2023 (Jan-Mar)]
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
7. Dhanapala and some aspects of Modern fictional technique < [Chapter 16 - The Tilakamanjari as a Sanskrit novel]
4. Description of Social pastimes < [Chapter 11 - Social Data]
2. Terrestrial geography in the Tilakamanjari < [Chapter 10 - Geographical Data]
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)