मण्डप

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• মণ্ডপ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬡ᭄ᬟᬧ (Balinese script)
• মণ্ডপ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰜𑰿𑰚𑰢 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀧 (Brahmi script)
• မဏ္ဍပ (Burmese script)
• મણ્ડપ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਣ੍ਡਪ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌪 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦟ꧀ꦝꦥ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂝𑂹𑂙𑂣 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಣ್ಡಪ (Kannada script)
• មណ្ឌប (Khmer script)
• ມຓ຺ຑປ (Lao script)
• മണ്ഡപ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᢏᡷᠠᢒᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘜𑘿𑘚𑘢 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢏᢎᠠᢒᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑦼𑧠𑦺𑧂 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐞𑑂𑐜𑐥 (Newa script)
• ମଣ୍ଡପ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢠ꣄ꢞꢦ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆟𑇀𑆝𑆥 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖜𑖿𑖚𑖢 (Siddham script)
• මණ‍්ඩප (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩪 𑪙𑩨𑩰 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚘𑚶𑚖𑚞 (Takri script)
• மண்ட³ப (Tamil script)
• మణ్డప (Telugu script)
• มณฺฑป (Thai script)
• མ་ཎྜ་པ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒝𑓂𑒛𑒣 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨘𑩇𑨖𑨞 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

मण्ड (maṇḍa, “scum of boiled rice”) +‎ प (pa, “drinking”, root)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐɳ.ɖɐ.pɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐɳ.ɖɐ.pɐ/

Adjective

मण्डप • (maṇḍapa) stem

1. drinking the scum of boiled rice or of any liquor (Uṇ., Pañcar.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मण्डप (maṇḍapa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मण्डपः maṇḍapaḥ	मण्डपौ / मण्डपा¹ maṇḍapau / maṇḍapā¹	मण्डपाः / मण्डपासः¹ maṇḍapāḥ / maṇḍapāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मण्डप maṇḍapa	मण्डपौ / मण्डपा¹ maṇḍapau / maṇḍapā¹	मण्डपाः / मण्डपासः¹ maṇḍapāḥ / maṇḍapāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मण्डपम् maṇḍapam	मण्डपौ / मण्डपा¹ maṇḍapau / maṇḍapā¹	मण्डपान् maṇḍapān
Instrumental	मण्डपेन maṇḍapena	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपैः / मण्डपेभिः¹ maṇḍapaiḥ / maṇḍapebhiḥ¹
Dative	मण्डपाय maṇḍapāya	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपेभ्यः maṇḍapebhyaḥ
Ablative	मण्डपात् maṇḍapāt	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपेभ्यः maṇḍapebhyaḥ
Genitive	मण्डपस्य maṇḍapasya	मण्डपयोः maṇḍapayoḥ	मण्डपानाम् maṇḍapānām
Locative	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपयोः maṇḍapayoḥ	मण्डपेषु maṇḍapeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of मण्डपा (maṇḍapā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मण्डपा maṇḍapā	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपाः maṇḍapāḥ
Vocative	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपाः maṇḍapāḥ
Accusative	मण्डपाम् maṇḍapām	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपाः maṇḍapāḥ
Instrumental	मण्डपया / मण्डपा¹ maṇḍapayā / maṇḍapā¹	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपाभिः maṇḍapābhiḥ
Dative	मण्डपायै maṇḍapāyai	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपाभ्यः maṇḍapābhyaḥ
Ablative	मण्डपायाः / मण्डपायै² maṇḍapāyāḥ / maṇḍapāyai²	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपाभ्यः maṇḍapābhyaḥ
Genitive	मण्डपायाः / मण्डपायै² maṇḍapāyāḥ / maṇḍapāyai²	मण्डपयोः maṇḍapayoḥ	मण्डपानाम् maṇḍapānām
Locative	मण्डपायाम् maṇḍapāyām	मण्डपयोः maṇḍapayoḥ	मण्डपासु maṇḍapāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मण्डप (maṇḍapa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मण्डपम् maṇḍapam	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपानि / मण्डपा¹ maṇḍapāni / maṇḍapā¹
Vocative	मण्डप maṇḍapa	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपानि / मण्डपा¹ maṇḍapāni / maṇḍapā¹
Accusative	मण्डपम् maṇḍapam	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपानि / मण्डपा¹ maṇḍapāni / maṇḍapā¹
Instrumental	मण्डपेन maṇḍapena	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपैः / मण्डपेभिः¹ maṇḍapaiḥ / maṇḍapebhiḥ¹
Dative	मण्डपाय maṇḍapāya	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपेभ्यः maṇḍapebhyaḥ
Ablative	मण्डपात् maṇḍapāt	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपेभ्यः maṇḍapebhyaḥ
Genitive	मण्डपस्य maṇḍapasya	मण्डपयोः maṇḍapayoḥ	मण्डपानाम् maṇḍapānām
Locative	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपयोः maṇḍapayoḥ	मण्डपेषु maṇḍapeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Of uncertain origin. Probably borrowed from substrate, supported by the phonetic variation of -ṇḍ- with -ṇṭ- in the word's descendants. Probably related to मठ (maṭha, “monastery”) and the second element of बोधिमण्ड (bodhi-maṇḍa, “framework of (spiritual) awakening”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐɳ.ɖɐ.pɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐɳ.ɖɐ.pɐ/

Noun

मण्डप • (maṇḍapa) stem, m or n

1. an open hall or temporary shed (erected on festive occasions)
2. pavilion
3. tent
4. temple
5. (masculine, in compounds with names of plants) arbour, bower (Hariv., Kāv., etc.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मण्डप (maṇḍapa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मण्डपः maṇḍapaḥ	मण्डपौ / मण्डपा¹ maṇḍapau / maṇḍapā¹	मण्डपाः / मण्डपासः¹ maṇḍapāḥ / maṇḍapāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मण्डप maṇḍapa	मण्डपौ / मण्डपा¹ maṇḍapau / maṇḍapā¹	मण्डपाः / मण्डपासः¹ maṇḍapāḥ / maṇḍapāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मण्डपम् maṇḍapam	मण्डपौ / मण्डपा¹ maṇḍapau / maṇḍapā¹	मण्डपान् maṇḍapān
Instrumental	मण्डपेन maṇḍapena	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपैः / मण्डपेभिः¹ maṇḍapaiḥ / maṇḍapebhiḥ¹
Dative	मण्डपाय maṇḍapāya	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपेभ्यः maṇḍapebhyaḥ
Ablative	मण्डपात् maṇḍapāt	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपेभ्यः maṇḍapebhyaḥ
Genitive	मण्डपस्य maṇḍapasya	मण्डपयोः maṇḍapayoḥ	मण्डपानाम् maṇḍapānām
Locative	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपयोः maṇḍapayoḥ	मण्डपेषु maṇḍapeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of मण्डप (maṇḍapa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मण्डपम् maṇḍapam	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपानि / मण्डपा¹ maṇḍapāni / maṇḍapā¹
Vocative	मण्डप maṇḍapa	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपानि / मण्डपा¹ maṇḍapāni / maṇḍapā¹
Accusative	मण्डपम् maṇḍapam	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपानि / मण्डपा¹ maṇḍapāni / maṇḍapā¹
Instrumental	मण्डपेन maṇḍapena	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपैः / मण्डपेभिः¹ maṇḍapaiḥ / maṇḍapebhiḥ¹
Dative	मण्डपाय maṇḍapāya	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपेभ्यः maṇḍapebhyaḥ
Ablative	मण्डपात् maṇḍapāt	मण्डपाभ्याम् maṇḍapābhyām	मण्डपेभ्यः maṇḍapebhyaḥ
Genitive	मण्डपस्य maṇḍapasya	मण्डपयोः maṇḍapayoḥ	मण्डपानाम् maṇḍapānām
Locative	मण्डपे maṇḍape	मण्डपयोः maṇḍapayoḥ	मण्डपेषु maṇḍapeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Early Assamese: মণ্ডপ (moṇḍopo)
• → English: mandapa
• → Hindi: मंडप (maṇḍap)
  • → English: mandap
• → Malay: mendapa
• → Malayalam: മണ്ഡപം (maṇḍapaṁ)
• → Old Gujarati: मंडप (maṃḍapa)
• → Old Javanese: maṇḍapa
  • Javanese: ꦥꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦥ (pendhapa)
    • → Indonesian: pendopo
    • → Malay: pendapa
• → Odia: ମଣ୍ଡପ (maṇḍapa)
• Pali: maṇḍapa
  • → Burmese: မဏ္ဍပ် (mandap)
  • → Thai: มณฑป (mon-dòp)
• Prakrit:
  • Gujarati: માંડવો (mā̃ḍvo)
• → Tamil: மண்டபம் (maṇṭapam)
• → Telugu: మండపం (maṇḍapaṁ), మండపము (maṇḍapamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मण्डप”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 775, column 3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 383
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎^[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 557-8
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maṇḍapa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press