मङ्गल [ maṅgala ] [ maṅgala ] n. (accord. to Lit. Uṇ. v , 70 fr. √ [ maṅg ] ) happiness , felicity , welfare , bliss ( also pl. ; ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) .) Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

anything auspicious or tending to a lucky issue (e.g. a good omen , a prayer , benediction , auspicious ornament or amulet , a festival or any solemn ceremony on important occasions ; cf. mfn. below) Lit. Kauś. Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

a good old custom Lit. PārGṛ. Lit. Mn.

a good work Lit. MBh. Lit. BhP.

(in music) a partic. composition Lit. Saṃgīt.

N. of the capital of Udyāna Lit. Buddh.

[ maṅgala ] m. N. of Agni Lit. Gṛihyās.

of the planet Mars Lit. L.

of a king belonging to the race of Manu Lit. Cat.

of a Buddha Lit. Lalit.

of a poet Lit. Cat.

of a chief of the Cālukyas Lit. ib.

the smell of jasmine Lit. L.

[ maṅgalā ] f. the white- and blue-flowering Dūrvā grass Lit. L.

a sort of Karañja Lit. L.

turmeric Lit. L.

a faithful wife Lit. L.

N. of Umā Lit. Hcat.

of Dākshāyaṇī (as worshipped in Gayā) Lit. Cat.

of the mother of the 5th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī. Lit. L.

[ maṅgalī ] f. g. [ gaurādi ]

[ maṅgala ] m. f. n. auspicious , lucky Lit. Hcat.

having the scent of jasmine Lit. L.