Mamankam, Māmāṅkam: 2 definitions
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Mamankam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMāmāṅkam (मामाङ्कम्).—Māmāṅkam was a very important national festival of Kerala. This festival used to be conducted on the sandy beach of Tirunāvāya. It represented the crowning ceremony of the sovereign of Kerala. There used to be a grand assembly of all the artistes of Kerala. There was an exhibition of the arts, trade and commerce of the land attracting a huge crowd of people from different parts of Bhārata. Scholars believe that the word Māmāṅkam is derived from the Sanskrit word "Mahāmaghā". Some say that it was so called because it was conducted on the day of Maghā in the month of Māgha. (See full article at Story of Māmāṅkam from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
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
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMāmāṅkam (மாமாங்கம்) noun Corr. of மகாமகம். [magamagam.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Mamankam, Maamaangam, Mamangam, Māmāṅkam; (plurals include: Mamankams, Maamaangams, Mamangams, Māmāṅkams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
1.8. Mamankam Festival < [Chapter 2 - Historical details from Mahatmyas and Prashastis]
3. The Kokila-sandesa by Uddanda < [Chapter 4 - Traces of Historical Facts from Sandesha Kavyas and Short poems]
11. Other Dramas describing Kerala history < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 7 - Saptama-anka (saptamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]