[maṃc-ghañ] 1 A couch, bed- stead, sofa, bed.

2 A raised seat, dais, a platform resting on columns, a seat of honour or state, throne; sa tatra maṃceṣu manojñaveṣān R. 6. 1, 3. 10.

3 An elevated shed in a field (for a watchman).

4 A pulpit.

5 A stage, platform. Comp. maṃḍapaḥ 1. a temporary shed resting upon bam- boo posts.

2. a platform erected on festive occasions (as marriages &c.).