मंदाकिनी

mandaakinee

Definitions

Noun

galaxy; the celestial Ganges

in modern Hindi, means 'galaxy' (the Milky Way and other galaxies); in Sanskrit mythology, refers to the heavenly stream of the Ganges flowing through the sky(slow, gentle) + (flowing); also the name of a river in Uttarakhand that joins the Alaknanda

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