As a deity name
Name 902 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
मांसल · adj
मांस से भरा हुआ । मांसपूर्ण (अंग) । जैसे,चूतड़, जाँघ आदि · मोटा ताजा । पुष्ट · भरा या गदराया हुआ — Śabdasāgara
मांसल · noun · masculine
काव्य में गौड़ी रीति का एक गुण · उड़द — Śabdasāgara
मांसल
muscular, muscly; fleshy
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi मांसल — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit मांसल (māṃsala).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
māṃsala mfn. fleshy, VarBṛS.; Daś.; Suśr.
bulky, powerful, strong (also applied to sound), Uttarar.; Bālar.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
fleshy
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "māṃsala" is derived from "māṃsa" with the lac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
māṃsa n. sg. and pl. flesh, meat, RV. &c. &c. (also said of the fleshy part or pulp of fruit, Suśr.)
māṃsa m. N. of a mixed caste, MBh. (= māṃsa-vikretṛ, Nīlak.)
māṃsala mfn. fleshy, VarBṛS.; Daś.; Suśr.
bulky, powerful, strong (also applied to sound), Uttarar.; Bālar.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
māṃsala mfn. fleshy, VarBṛS.; Daś.; Suśr.
bulky, powerful, strong (also applied to sound), Uttarar.; Bālar.
pulpy (as fruit), MW.
māṃsala m. Phaseolus Radiatus, L.
māṃsala a. [māṃsa-lac; cf. aṃsala] 1 Fleshy. 2 Muscular, lusty, brawny U. 1. 3 Fat, strong, powerful; śākhāḥ śataṃ māṃsalāḥ Bv. 1. 34. 4 Deep (as sound); dhvaniśca māṃgalyamṛdaṃgamāṃsalaḥ U. 6. 25; pratibhinnapuṣkarāvartakattanitamāṃsalo vāṅnirgheṣa Mv. 2. 5 Increased in bulk or quantity; Māl. 9. 13. 6 Pulpy (as fruit). 7 Dense, thick.
māṃsa n. sg. and pl. flesh, meat, RV. &c. &c. (also said of the fleshy part or pulp of fruit, Suśr.)
māṃsa m. N. of a mixed caste, MBh. (= māṃsa-vikretṛ, Nīlak.)
Alternative readings
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