a. [maṃḍayati maṃḍa-lyu lyuṭ vā] 1 Adorning, decorating.

2 Fond of ornaments. naṃ 1 The act of decorat- ing or ornamenting, adorning; māma kṣamaṃ maṃḍanakālahāneḥ R. 13. 16; maṃḍana- vidhiḥ Ś. 6. 5.

2 An ornament, de- coration, embellishment; sā maṃḍanā- nmaṃḍanamanvabhuṃkta Ku. 7. 5; Ki. 8. 40; R. 8. 71. naḥ (or maṃḍananiśraḥ) N. of a philosopher who is said to have been defeated in controversy by...