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MANDODARIMANTHARA.
and tlie water became endowed with prolific energy. Yuvan*
aswa woke up in the night thirsty, and finding the water, he
drank it. So he conceived, and in due time a child came forth
from his right side. The sages then asked who would suckle
the child, whereupon Indra appeared, gave his finger
for the
child to suck, and said, "He shall suck me," mam ayam dJias-
yati. These words were contracted, and the hoy was named
Mandhatn. "When he grew up he had three sons and fifty
daughters. An old sage named Saubhari came to Mandhatn
and asked that one might be given him to wife. Unwilling
to give one to so old and emaciated a man, but yet afraid to
refuse, the king temporised, but at length yielded to the sage's
request that the matter might be left to the choice of the girls,
Saubhari then assumed a handsome form, and there was such
a contention for him that he had to marry the whole fifty,
and he provided for them a row of crystal palaces in a most
beautiful garden.
MANDODAET. Havana's favourite wife and the mother of
Indra-jit.
MA2VDTJKEYA. A teacher of the .Rig-veda, who derived
his knowledge from his father, Indra-pramati
MAATDTJKYA. Name of an Upanishad translated by Dr,
Roer in the Bibliotheca Indica.
MANGALA. The planet Mars, identified with Kartikeya,
the god of war. He was son of Siva and the Earth, and as son
of the Earth is called Angaraka, Bhauma, Bhumi-putra, Malu-
'
suta. He is also called 6'iva-gharma-ja, born of the sweat of
'
'
Siva ;' Gaganolmuka, the torcb of the sky ; Lohita, 'the red '
;
Navarchi, 'the nine-rayed;' Chara, 'the spy;' TZmantaka, 'ender
of debts, patron of debtors.' See Kartikeya.
MAJVI-BHADEA. The chief of the Yakshas and guardian
of travellers.
MAJVIMAT. A Eakshasa slain by Bliima.
MAJVI-PTJEA. A city on the sea-coast of Kalinga, whore
Babhru-vahana, the son of Arjuna,
dwelt. Wheeler identifies it
with the modern Munnipur or Muneepore, east of Bengal ; but
this is very questionable.
MANMATHA. A name of Kama, god of love.
MANTHAEA. An ugly deformed slave, nurse of Queen
Kaikeyi, who stirred up her mistress's jealousy against Earua