The Sanskrit term Nakṣatramaṇḍala can be transliterated into English as Naksatramandala or Nakshatramandala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Nakṣatramaṇḍala (नक्षत्रमण्डल).—One lac of Yojanas from the moon;¹ the orbit of lunar constellation above the moon; above that at a distance of 2 lacs of Yojanas is Budha.²

• 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 19. 22; 53. 96; 101. 130.
• 2) Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 7. 6-7.

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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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Nakṣatramaṇḍala (नक्षत्रमण्डल) refers to the “circle of constellations”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “(Kubjikā’s) iconic form is threefold (according to whether it is) in (the transmission) of the Child, Middle One or the Aged. [...] Raudrī has a divine (beautiful) form and wears a divine earring. Brahmā is at her two feet and Viṣṇu is said to be on her shanks. Rudra lives in her heart, Īśvara in the circle of (her) throat. Sadāśiva is on (her) forehead and Śiva is above him. The Moon, Sun, and Fire are in the eyes, along with the stars and circle of constellations [i.e., nakṣatramaṇḍala]. Heaven is said to be of eight kinds and the seat is on a ghost. The Earth principle is on the shanks and Water is in (her) navel. Fire is in the middle of (her) heart. Know that Wind is in (her) throat. Space is on (her) forehead—everything is located there”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nakṣatramaṇḍala (नक्षत्रमंडल).—n (S) The starry sphere.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nakṣatramaṇḍala (नक्षत्रमंडल).—n The starry sphere.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Nakṣatramaṇḍala (नक्षत्रमण्डल):—[=nakṣatra-maṇḍala] [from nakṣatra > nakṣ] n. star-cluster, [Catalogue(s)]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nakshatramandala 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nakṣatramaṃḍala (ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಮಂಡಲ):—[noun] = ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಪುಂಜ [nakshatrapumja].

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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: Nakshatra, Mandala.

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