Mahadhana, Maha-dhana, Mahaddhana, 惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补: 21 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath腻sarits腻gara惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (啶掂じ啷佮う啶む啶�) is the name of a rich merchant from Vallabh墨 and father of Vasudatta: a previous human incarnation of J墨m奴tav腻hana, according to the Kath腻sarits腻gara, chapter 22. The tale of his previous incarnation was told by J墨m奴tav腻hana to Mitr腻vasu (son of Vi艣v腻vasu) for the sake of his curiosity.
The Kath腻sarits腻gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav腻hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹遽笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath腻 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Pancaratra (worship of N腻r腻ya峁嘺)
: University of Vienna: Sudar艣ana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it腻惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (啶す啶距ぇ啶�) refers to 鈥渓arge masses of wealth鈥�, according to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it腻, belonging to the P腻帽car腻tra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淥ne desirous of a kingdom, one who has been deprived of it or one conquered by [other] rulers, after having paid respect with large masses of wealth (尘补丑腻诲丑补苍补) to the supreme Guru, the giver of Sudar艣ana鈥檚 Yantra, considering [him] superior to all, should propitiate God N腻r腻ya峁嘺 - who has large eyes like lotuses, is [of] dark [complexion], clad in a yellow garment, adorned with all ornaments and with four arms - following the rules given by the teacher. [...]鈥�.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p腻帽car腻tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (啶す啶距ぇ啶�) refers to 鈥渂eing rich鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.3.43 (鈥淒escription of 艢iva鈥檚 wonderful sport鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm腻 narrated to N腻rada: 鈥淥n hearing your words, Men腻 thought her daughter auspicious, rich (尘补丑腻诲丑补苍补), fortunate and harbinger of happiness for the three families. Her face was beaming with pleasure and her heart was delighted. Frequently congratulating herself on her good luck she said:鈥� [Men腻 said:鈥擼 鈥楤y the birth of P腻rvat墨, I have become blessed in every respect. The lord of mountains too is blessed. Every thing connected with me is blessed. Her would-be-husband is the lord of these leaders of great lustre whom I have seen now. How can I describe her good luck even in hundred years? It is impossible to describe it when I see the lustre of these leaders鈥欌��.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (啶す啶距ぇ啶�) refers to 鈥渞ich men鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 16) (鈥淥n the planets鈥�graha-bhaktiyoga鈥�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Jupiter also presides over elephants, horses, priests, rulers, ministers, marriages and health; over mercy, truthfulness, cleanliness, religious observances; over learning, gifts and charity; over citizens, rich men (尘补丑腻诲丑补苍补), grammarians, Vedic students, sorcerers, lawyers, the ensigns of royalty鈥攖he umbrella, the flag-staff, the C腻mara and the like; over 艢aileyaka, M腻ns墨, Tagara, Ku峁ａ弓ha, quicksilver, salt, beans, sweet flavour, wax and Coraka鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Mahadhana. The son of the Treasurer of Benares. His parents possessed eighty crores, and, for all education, he learnt music and singing. He married the daughter of an equally rich family and of similar education. After the death of their parents, they were very rich. One night, as the husband was on his way from the palace, some knaves tempted him to drink. He soon fell a victim to the habit and all his wealth was squandered. Then he spent his wifes money, and finally sold all his belongings, and used to go about begging, a potsherd in his hand. One day the Buddha, seeing him waiting outside the refectory for leavings of food, smiled. In answer to Ananda, who asked him the reason for his smile, the Buddha said that there was a man who had had the power of becoming chief Treasurer or attaining arahantship, if he did but use his opportunities, but he was now reduced to beggary, like a heron in a dried up pond. DhA.iii.129ff.
2. Mahadhana. A merchant of Savatthi. Five hundred thieves once attempted unsuccessfully to enter his house, but hearing that he was about to travel through a forest with five hundred carts laden with goods, they lay in wait for him. The merchant took with him five hundred monks and entertained them in a village at the entrance to the forest. As he tarried there several days, the thieves sent a man to find out when he might be setting out, which he learnt would be soon. The villagers warned the merchant of the thieves intention, and he gave up the idea of the journey and decided to return home. But on hearing that the thieves were lying in ambush on tile homeward road, he stayed in the village. The monks returned to Jetavana and told the Buddha, who taught them that men should avoid evil even as Mahadhana avoided thieves. DhA.iii.21f.
3. Mahadhana. A merchant of Benares. On his way to Savatthi with five hundred carts filled with cloth of the colour of safflower, he came to the river and unyoked his oxen, thinking to cross on the morrow. In the night it rained and there was a flood. For seven days the rain continued, and Mahadhana decided to stay until his wares were sold and then return home. The Buddha, on his begging rounds, saw him and smiled. When asked the reason by Ananda, he said that the man, in spite of all his plans, had only seven days to live. With the Buddhas permission, Ananda warned Mahadhana, who thereupon invited the Buddha and his monks and entertained them. At the end of the meal the Buddha preached to him and he became a Sotapanna. Shortly after he was seized with pain in the head and died immediately, to be re born in Tusita. DhA.iii.429f.
4. Mahadhana. A very rich man of Rajagaha. He had only one son, to whom he taught nothing, in case he should weary of learning. The boy, when grown up, married a woman likewise of no education. After the death of his father,
Therav腻da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (啶す啶距ぇ啶�) is the name of a Kumbh腻峁囜笉a appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of 艢谤辞峁嘺, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mah腻sa峁僴ip腻ta-s奴tra, a large compilation of S奴tras (texts) in Mah腻y腻na Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.鈥擨n the Candragarbhas奴tra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudv墨pa [e.g., the Kumbh腻峁囜笉a 惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 in 艢谤辞峁嘺], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (啶す啶距ぇ啶�) refers to 鈥済reat wealth鈥�, according to the 痴补箩谤补迟耻峁囜笉补蝉补尘补测补办补濒辫补谤腻箩补, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淣ow there lived a Brahmin called Vi峁ａ箛udatta in Navanagara. He was wealthy (尘补丑腻诲丑补苍补) with great riches, great revenues; he was endowed with copious acquisitions and means of subsistence. He had mastered the Vedas and Ved腻峁単as. He was a mantra-reciter and mantra-practitioner. He summoned N腻gas again and again. He sacrificed fire oblations. [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, 尘补丑腻y腻na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽腻p腻ramit腻 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymahaddhana : (adj.) having great riches.
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary尘补丑腻诲丑补苍补 : (nt.) immense wealth.
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary尘补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (醼欋�熱��撫��) [(na) (醼�)]鈥�
[mahanta+dhana]
摆醼欋赌热赌斸赌贯赌�+醼抚赌擼
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P腻岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)尘补丑补诲诲丑补苍补鈥�
(Burmese text): 醼欋�会��羔�炨�贬��メ�呩�贯�呩��涐�踞��炨�贬�亰 醼炨�搬亱
(Auto-Translation): He has many possessions.
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P腻岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)尘补丑腻诲丑补苍补鈥�
(Burmese text): (醽�) 醼欋�会��羔�呩�结��炨�贬��メ�呩�贯�呩�亱 (醼愥��) (醽�) 醼欋�会��羔�呩�结��炨�贬�� 醼メ�呩�贯�呩��涐�踞��炨�贬�亰 醼炨�搬亱
(Auto-Translation): (1) Many possessions. (2) A person with many possessions.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (啶す啶距ぇ啶�).鈥�a.
1) rich.
2) expensive, costly; 啶灌啶う啶｀啶∴啶班啶す啶距ぇ啶ㄠ啶� (hemada峁囜笉air尘补丑腻诲丑补苍补i岣�) R腻m.7. 77.13. (-nam) 1 gold.
2) incense.
3) a costly or rich dress.
4) agriculture, husbandry.
5) anything costly or precious.
6) great booty.
7) a great battle (Ved.).
惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and dhana (啶оえ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (啶す啶距ぇ啶�).鈥攏ame of a king: 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 435.5. Later called Dhana, q.v.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (啶す啶距ぇ啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-苍补岣�-苍腻-苍补峁�) 1. Rich, opulent. 2. Costly, precious, valuable. n.
(-苍补峁�) 1. Any thing costly or precious. 2. Gold. 3. Incense. 4. Costly raiment. 5. Agriculture. E. 尘补丑腻 great, dhana wealth or price.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (啶す啶距ぇ啶�).鈥�1. [neuter] great contest or booty; great wealth.
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惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (啶す啶距ぇ啶�).鈥�2. [adjective] having or costing much money; rich, wealthy, costly, precious.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (啶す啶距ぇ啶�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-dhana] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] n. great spoil or booty (taken in battle), [峁歡-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] a gr掳 contest, gr掳 battle, [ib.; Naigha峁囜弓uka, commented on by Y腻ska]
3) [v.s. ...] great wealth or riches, [Var腻ha-mihira; Kath腻sarits腻gara]
4) [v.s. ...] agriculture, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] mf(腻)n. costing much money, very costly or precious or valuable, [Mah腻bh腻rata; Hariva峁兣沘; R腻m腻ya峁嘺; C腻峁嘺kya]
6) [v.s. ...] having much money, rich, wealthy, [R腻m腻ya峁嘺; Pa帽catantra; Hitopade艣a] etc.
7) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a merchant, [Kath腻sarits腻gara; Vet腻la-pa帽cavi峁兣沘tik腻]
8) [v.s. ...] n. anything costly or precious, [Horace H. Wilson]
9) [v.s. ...] gold, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] incense, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [v.s. ...] costly raiment, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 (啶す啶距ぇ啶�):鈥擺尘补丑腻-dhana] (na岣�-n腻-苍补峁�) a. Rich, valuable. n. Any thing costly; gold; incense; raiment; agriculture.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Maha, Mahanta, Dana.
Starts with: Mahadhana Kumara, Mahadhanadhanna, Mahadhanadhannanicaya, Mahadhanadhannasannicaya, Mahadhanaka, Mahadhanapati, Mahadhanarasi, Mahadhanasampanna, Mahadhanasetthi, Mahadhanasetthikula, Mahadhanasetthiputta, Mahadhanavanija.
Full-text (+3): Mahadhanapati, Mahadhana Kumara, Mahaddhanatara, Mahadhanavanija, Mahadhanarasi, Mahadhanasetthi, Mahaddhanakutumbika, Mahadhanaka, Baranasisetthi, Vant, Dana, Atthana Jataka, Makatanam, Dhanadhanna, Shrona, Lunth, Glaha, Dhana Vagga, Adhiruh, Tushita.
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Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
Principles of Division of Booty, Seized in War < [Chapter 4 - Principles and Ethics related to the Warfare]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 8.7 < [Chapter 8 - The Birth of Sovereigns]
Verse 9.17 < [Chapter 9 - The Birth of the Sovereigns of Thieves]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 123 - The Story of 惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 < [Chapter 9 - P腻pa Vagga (Evil)]
Verse 286 - The Story of 惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补, a Merchant < [Chapter 20 - Magga Vagga (The Path鈥�)]
Verse 155-156 - The Story of 惭补丑腻诲丑补苍补 the Treasurer鈥檚 Son < [Chapter 11 - Jar腻 Vagga (Old Age)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 158 < [Volume 24 (1918)]
Nighantu (critical study) (by Gopalakrishna N. Bhat)
Part 13 - Samgramanamani (Samgrama Nama) < [Chapter 4 - Second Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)]