Mahapashupata, Ѳśܱ貹ٲ, Maha-pashupata: 5 definitions
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Mahapashupata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Ѳśܱ貹ٲ can be transliterated into English as Mahapasupata or Mahapashupata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)Ѳśܱ貹ٲ (महापाशुप�) refers to group of mendicants, according to Bāṇa’s Kādambarī (p. 226).—There are apparently several Tantric rites that Bāṇa pejoratively associates with the priest: [...] “he had written down the [work known as ] the ‘Doctrine of Mahākāla� instructed to him by a withered Ѳśܱ貹ٲ mendicant�; “he was one in whom the disease of talking about [finding] treasure had arisen�; “in him the wind [disease] of alchemy had grown�; “he entertained the deluded desire of becoming the lover of a Yakṣa maiden�.

Kavya (काव्�, 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 ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)Ѳśܱ貹ٲ (महापाशुप�) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Ѳܳī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Ѳܳī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term Ѳśܱ貹ٲ-rasa in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads�śܱ貹ٲԲ.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ѳśܱ貹ٲ (महापाशुप�):—[=-śܱ貹ٲ] [from mahā > mah] m. a zealous worshipper of Śiva Paśu-pati, [Harṣacarita]
2) [v.s. ...] n. (with vrata) the great religious vow connected with the worship of Śiva P°, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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: Pashupata, Maha.
Starts with: Mahapashupatarasa.
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