मैनाक

{ mainākḥ, maināka }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

MAINĀKA I   
1) General information.
A mountain. This mountain was the son of Himavān and father of Krauñca. [Śloka 13, Chapter 18, Harivaṁśa] .
2) How the mountain helped Hanūmān.
There is an unbreakable tie between Maināka and the Kings of Ikṣvāku family. There is a story in Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa that the sāgara (ocean) was constructed by the sixty thousand sons of the King Sagara of Ikṣvāku family. This sāgara once gave refuge to Maināka and brought it up. There is a reason for that:-- In the early yugas mountains had wings and they used to fly and drop to the ground as they liked. People used to live in fright always and at the request of the people Indra made the mountains stand in a row and cut off their wings. At that time the god Vāyu (wind) took away his friend Maināka and put him in the ocean. From that day onwards Maināka and the ocean developed an intimacy which even death could not wipe off. Hanūmān was the son of Vāyu, the friend and saviour of Maināka. It was because of that that Maināka gave refuge for Hanūmān on his way to Laṅkā. Because the ocean gave refuge to Maināka after its escape from the sword of Indra and because the ocean (Sāgara) was the creation of the sons of Sagara, a King of the Ikṣvāku race, Maināka felt indebted to Sagara and the entire race to which he belonged. Maināka thus had great respect for Śrī Rāma who belonged to the Ikṣvāku race. This was also responsible for Maināka giving relief to Hanūmān on his way to Laṅkā. (See under Parvata).
2) Other details.
(i) This mountain is situated near the lake Bindusarovara which was to the north of Kailāsa. Bhagīratha did penance to bring Gaṅgā to the earth on this mountain. [Chapter 3, Sabhā Parva] .
(ii) Pāṇḍavas who went to the north crossed the mountain Maināka and went further. [Śloka 1, Chapter 139, Vana Parva] .
(iii) The mountain Maināka shines with golden peaks. [Śloka 44, Chapter 145, Vana Parva] .
MAINĀKA II   A holy place on the west coast on the banks of the river Narmadā. This is also on a mountain. [Śloka 11, Chapter 89, Vana Parva] .
MAINĀKA III   Another mountain. [This is in Krauñcadyīpa. Śloka 18, Chapter 12, Bhīṣma Parva] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

noun  एक पर्वत जो हिमालय का पुत्र माना जाता है   Ex. इन्द्र के डर से मैनाक समुद्र में छिप गया था ।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

गिरिसुत हिमालयज मैनाक पर्वत सुनाभ

Wordnet:

ben মৈনাক

guj મૈનાક

kan ಮೇನಕ

kas میناک , میناک پَہاڑ

kok मैनाक

mal മൈനാകം

mar मैनाक

ori ମୈନାକ

pan ਮੈਨਾਕ

san मैनाकः

tam மைனாக் மலை

tel మైనాకుడు

urd میناک , میناک پہاڑ , گریسوت

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

मैनाक n.  एक सुविख्यात पर्वत, जो हिमालय एवं मेनका (मेना) का पुत्र था [ह.वं.११८.१३] । वाल्मीकिरामायण में इसका चरित्र एक व्यक्ति मान कर दिया गया है । इन्द्र ने पृथ्वी के सारे पर्वतों के पंख तोड डाले । उस समय, यह भय के मारे समुद्र में जा कर छिप गया । हनुमत् लंका दहन के लिए जा रहा था, उस समय यह समुद्र के कहने पर बाहर आया, एवं अपने शिखर पर सवार होने की प्रार्थना इसने हनुमत् से की । इसके पुत्र का नाम क्रौंच था [वा.रा.सुं.१.१०५] ।

कोंकणी (Konkani) WN

noun  हिमालयाचो पूत मानतात असो एक दोंगर   Ex. इंद्राच्या भंयान मैनाक दर्यांत लिपिल्लो

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

गिगिसूत हिमालयज

Wordnet:

ben মৈনাক

guj મૈનાક

hin मैनाक

kan ಮೇನಕ

kas میناک , میناک پَہاڑ

mal മൈനാകം

mar मैनाक

ori ମୈନାକ

pan ਮੈਨਾਕ

san मैनाकः

tam மைனாக் மலை

tel మైనాకుడు

urd میناک , میناک پہاڑ , گریسوت

मराठी (Marathi) WN

noun  हिमालयाचा पुत्र, एक पर्वत   Ex. इंद्राच्या भयाने मैनाक समुद्रात लपून बसला

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben মৈনাক

guj મૈનાક

hin मैनाक

kan ಮೇನಕ

kas میناک , میناک پَہاڑ

kok मैनाक

mal മൈനാകം

ori ମୈନାକ

pan ਮੈਨਾਕ

san मैनाकः

tam மைனாக் மலை

tel మైనాకుడు

urd میناک , میناک پہاڑ , گریسوت

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

मैनाक  m.  m. ( fr. मेना) N. of a mountain (son of हिम-वत् by मेना or मेनका, and said to have alone retained his wings when इन्द्र clipped those of the other mountains; accord. to some this mountain was situated between the southern point of the Indian peninsula and लङ्का), [TĀr.] ( v.l. मैनाग॑), [AV.Pariś.]; [MBh.] &c.
N. of a दैत्य, [Hariv.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

मैनाकः [mainākḥ]   [मेनकायां भवः अण्] N. of a mountain, son of Himālaya and Menā, who alone retained his wings (when Indra clipped those of other mountains) on account of his friendship with the ocean; cf. [Ku.1.2;] चिरं जलनिधौ मग्नो मैनाक इव मार्दवम् Bv. -Comp.
-स्वसृ  f. f. epithet of Pārvatī.

Shabda-Sagara

मैनाक  m.  ( -कः) A mountain, or rock in the sea between the southern end of the Peninsula, and Lankā.
E. मेनका the wife of Himālaya, अण् aff. of descent, being in mythology her son.

ROOTS:

मेनका अण्