As a deity name
Name 562 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the white- and blue-flowering Dūrvā grass
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "maṅgalā" is the feminine form of "maṅgala" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
Dictionary citations
maṅgalā f. the white- and blue-flowering Dūrvā grass, L.
a sort of Karañja, L.
turmeric, L.
a faithful wife, L.
N. of Umā, Hcat.
maṅgala n. (accord. to Uṇ. v, 70 fr. √ maṅg) happiness, felicity, welfare, bliss (also pl.; ifc. f(ā). ), Mn.; MBh. &c.
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 &c.; cf. mfn. below), Kauś.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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