Manonuga, Manas-anuga: 6 definitions
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Manonuga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaManonuga (मनोनुग).—A place near the mountain Vāmana in the island of Krauñca. (Śloka 11, Chapter 12, Bhīṣma Parva).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Manonuga (मनोनुग).—A son of Dyutimān after whom the kingdom, Mānonuga took its name.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 14. 22, 24.
1b) (c)—a region of the Krauñcadvīpa adjoining the Vāmana hill.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 14. 24; 19. 71; Matsya-purāṇa 122. 84.
1c) A varṣa of the hill, Vāmanaka.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 49. 66.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryManonuga (मनोनुग).—a. suiting the mind, agreeable; ततस्तदग्र्यं वचनं मनोनुगं समस्तमाज्ञाय ततो हि हेतुमत् (tatastadagryaṃ vacanaṃ manonugaṃ samastamājñāya tato hi hetumat) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.167.49; Rām.7.72.18.
Manonuga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manas and anuga (अनुग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Manonuga (मनोनुग):—[=mano-nuga] [from mano > man] mfn. ‘suiting the m°’, agreeable, pleasing, [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a district, [Mahābhārata]
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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: Manas, Anuga.
Starts with: Manonugata.
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Full-text: Krauncadvipa, Manas, Anuga.
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Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 9 - Śālmalika, Krauñca, Kuśa and Puṣkara Dvīpas and Their Mountains < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 14 - The race of Priyavrata < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 19 - Description of Plakṣa and other continents (dvīpa) < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XII < [Bhumi Parva]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 46 - Dvīpas and their Lords < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)