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mandala meaning in Sanskrit

मण्डल máṇḍala

/ˈmʌn.də.lə/

mandala in Sanskrit: मण्डल (máṇḍala). In English, mandala means a graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.

Sanskrit words for mandala

mandala
मण्डल máṇḍala

English meaning of mandala

  1. noun A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
  2. noun Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.
  3. noun A division or book of the Rigveda (of which there are ten).

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Questions about mandala in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of mandala in Sanskrit?
Mandala in Sanskrit is मण्डल (máṇḍala).
mandala इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Mandala: मण्डल (máṇḍala).
What does mandala mean in English?
Mandala means a graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “mandala”: मण्डल. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: mandala (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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