चन्द्रमणि chandramaṇi

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

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cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

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  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

Lovely as the moon.
The moon-stone, a fabulous gem (supposed to be formed from the congelation of the rays of the moon and to dissolve under the influence of its light).
Dādī Candramaṇi, one of the yagya's elder sisters (dādī).

Usual translation

  1. Chandermani

Origin of the definition

चंद्र candra chandr (nm) the moon; crescent; ~कला lunar crescent; a digit of the moon (sixteenth part of the circumference); ~कांत moonstone; ~ग्रहण lunar eclipse; ~बिंदु the nasal sign represented by a crescent with a dot over it (ँ), as distinct from अनुस्वार represented by a dot above the top (ं); ~बिंब the lunar disc; ~मंडल the halo of the moon; ~मुखी a woman blessed with a moon-like face; ~लोक the sphere or heaven of the moon; ~वंश the lunar race—one of the two major kshatriya dynasties that flourished in ancient India; ~वंशी belonging to the lunar dynasty (चन्द्रवंश); ~वदन blessed with a moon-like face; ~वदनी a beauty blessed with a moon-like face; ~वार Monday; ~बिंदु see चंद्रबिंदु; ~शेखर Lord Shiv—whose head is said to be ever adorned by the presence of the lunar crescent; ~हार a kind of broad necklace.

ćandr-maṇi, s.m. The moon-gem ( = ćandra-kānt, q.v.). ćandr-kānt, adj. & s.m. Lovely as the moon; — the moon-stone, a fabulous gem (supposed to be formed from the congelation of the rays of the moon and to dissolve under the influence of its light).

H مني मणि maṇi, s.m. (occas. f.), or मणी manī, s.f., or मनी manī, s.m. & f. [S. मणिः and मणिका, and मणिकः], A precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl; — a bead or other globular ornament; — the fleshy excrescences on the neck of a goat; — the wrist; — a water-pot.

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Saturday 3 December 2022
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