Mangali, Māṅgali: 6 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
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Introduction:

Mangali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Māṅgali (माङ्गलि).—(also Mangali) a pupil of Pauṣyañji, and who learnt a hundred Sāma Samhitas.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 6. 79.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Mangali in Papua New Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Wedelia biflora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adenostemma biflorum Less. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Taxon (1978)
· Ann. K.K. Naturhist. Hofmus. (1892)
· Botanical Magazine (1975)
· Glimpses in Plant Research (1988)
· Synopseos Plantarum (1807)
· American Journal of Botany (1981)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Mangali, for example side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Maṅgalī (मङ्गली):—[from maṅgala] f. [gana] gaurādi

2) Māṅgali (माङ्गलि):—[from māṅgala] m. [patronymic] of a teacher, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mangali in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Mangali in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) a boy or girl whose horoscope has Mars in the fourth, eighth or the twelfth place..—mangali (मंगली) is alternatively transliterated as Maṃgalī.

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