Mahashankha, 惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补, Maha-shankha, Mahashamkha: 17 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 can be transliterated into English as Mahasankha or Mahashankha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) 惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�).鈥擜 crocodile celebrated in the Pur膩峁嘺s. He had a wife named 艢a峁卥hin墨. The seven children born to 艢a峁卥hin墨 became the Maruts in the Sv膩roci峁 Manvantara. There is a story in Chapter 72, V膩mana Pur膩峁嘺 about these children who became Maruts.
峁歵adhvaja, son of Sv膩roci峁 Manu had seven heroic sons. They went to Mah膩meru and began to worship Brahm膩 for gaining Indra鈥檚 place. Indra was alarmed. He sent the Apsar膩 woman P奴tan膩 to the sons of 峁歵adhvaja to obstruct their tapas. There was a river flowing by the side of their 膩艣rama. 峁歵adhvaja鈥檚 sons came to the river to take their bath. Just at that time, P奴tan膩 also came there and began to take bath. At her sight, the young men had an involuntary emission of semen. 艢a峁卥hin墨, wife of the crocodile 惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 swallowed it. The princes whose tapas was interrupted returned to the palace. P奴tan膩 returned to Indra and reported the matter.
After some years, 艢a峁卥hin墨 happened to be caught in a fisherman鈥檚 net. The fisherman caught her and informed 峁歵adhvaja鈥檚 sons about his catch. They took her to the palace and put her in a tank there. In due course 艢a峁卥hin墨 gave birth to seven children. Immediately after that she attained mok峁. The children began to cry for mother鈥檚 milk, moving about in the water. Then Brahm膩 appeared to them and told them not to cry and assured them that they would become the Devas of "V膩yu Skandha". He took them up to the sky and put them in V膩yuskandha. These children were the Maruts of the Sv膩roci峁 Manvantara.
2) 惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�).鈥擜 N膩ga. Bh膩gavata, 10th Skandha says that this N膩ga revolves along with the sun in the month of M膩rga艣墨r峁.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�).鈥擜 chief N膩ga of P膩t膩la; a thousand hooded snake; presiding over the month, saha.*
- * Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 V. 24. 31; XII. 11. 41; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 6. 40.
惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. IX.36.20) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-艣膩straMah膩艣ankha (啶す啶距ざ啶ㄠ啶�) is the name of an Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fourth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 4, 补箩墨谤峁嘺: indigestion). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasa艣膩stra (medical alchemy). However, since it is an ayurveda treatment it should be taken with caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., 尘补丑腻艣补苍办丑补-谤补蝉补): 鈥渢he minerals (uparasa), poisons (惫颈峁), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.鈥� (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�) or 惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补va峁璱k膩 refers to one of the topics discussed in the 惭补诲丑耻尘补迟墨, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to N峁泂i峁僪a Kavir膩ja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)鈥� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.鈥擳he 惭补诲丑耻尘补迟墨 manuscript, consisting of 5,586 艣濒辞办补蝉 (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 惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补-va峁璱k膩 in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads鈥�尘补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补惫补峁璱办腻惫颈诲丑腻苍补尘.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�) refers to a 鈥済reat conch鈥�, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjik膩 Tantras.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hat, O goddess, is said to be the subtle (form), now listen to the gross one. [...] The great conch (she holds) makes her proud [i.e., 尘补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补-办峁泃-腻峁璷辫腻] and the beauty (r奴pa) of her crown enhances her beauty. (She is) adorned with a garland of severed heads that extends from the soles of the feet up to (her) neck. She drips with the blood that flows (from the heads) and is fatigued by the weight of her (dangling) rocking hair. Very fierce, she destroys (the universe) by licking (it up). She has big teeth and a thin stomach. She has long (dangling) breasts and a large chest. Her furious form is (lean) without flesh. She has six faces and twelve arms and her back is slightly bent鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�) refers to 鈥渢en quintillion鈥� (10,000,000,000,000,000,000) in various lists of numeral denominations, according to 驳补峁噄迟补 (鈥渟cience of calculation鈥�) and Ga峁噄ta-艣膩stra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.鈥擶e can definitely say that from the very earliest known times, ten has formed the basis of numeration in India. While the Greeks had no terminology for denominations above the myriad (104), and the Romans above the milk (103), the ancient Hindus dealt freely with no less than eighteen denominations [e.g., 尘补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补]. Cf. Yajurveda-sa峁僪it膩 (V膩jasany墨) XVII.2; Taittir墨ya-sa峁僪it膩 IV.40.11, VII.2.20.1; Maitr膩ya峁嚹�-sa峁僪it膩 II.8.14; K膩峁環aka-sa峁僪it膩 XVII.10, XXXIX.6; Anuyogadv膩ra-s奴tra 142; 膧ryabha峁珁a II.2; Tri艣atik膩 R.2-3; Ga峁噄tas膩rasa峁僩raha I.63-68.
Ganita (啶椸ぃ啶苦い) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�).鈥�
1) a great conch-shell; 啶啶｀啶∴啶班 啶︵ぇ啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶す啶距ざ啶權啶栢 (pau峁囜笉ra峁� dadhmau 尘补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补峁�) Bhagavadg墨t膩 (Bombay) 1.15; 啶す啶距ざ啶權啶栢ぎ啶 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ 啶むぞ啶班ぞ啶掂た啶︵啶ぞ啶溹お啷� 啶啶班た啶ぞ (尘补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补may墨 m膩l膩 t膩r膩vidy膩jape priy膩) Tantra.
2) the temporal bone, forehead.
3) a human bone.
4) a particular high number.
5) one of Kubera's treasures.
Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补岣� (啶す啶距ざ啶权啶栢).
惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and 艣补峁卥丑补 (啶多啷嵿).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�).鈥攎.
(-峁卥丑补岣�) 1. A human bone. 2. The forehead. 3. A thousand millions. 4. One of Kuvera'S Nidhis or treasures. 5. A great conch-shell. E. 尘补丑腻 great, 艣补峁卥丑补 a shell, a number, &c.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�).鈥攎. 1. the forehead. 2. a thousand millions. 3. one of Kuvera's treasures.
惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and 艣补峁卥丑补 (啶多啷嵿).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�).鈥擺masculine] a great conch-shell.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-艣补峁卥丑补] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] m. a great conch-shell, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补]
2) [v.s. ...] the temporal bone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a human bone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a [particular] high number (= 10 Nikharvas), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] one of Kubera鈥檚 treasures, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a serpent-demon, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
7) [v.s. ...] mn. the frontal bone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�):鈥擺尘补丑腻-艣补峁卥丑补] (峁卥丑补岣�) 1. m. A human bone; the forehead; 1,000 millions; a treasure of Kuvera or Plutus.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMah膩艣a峁僰ha (嗖补嗖距捕嗖傕矕):鈥�
1) [noun] the forehead.
2) [noun] any of the human bones.
3) [noun] (myth.) one of of the nine treasures of Kub膿ra, the Regent of Wealth.
4) [noun] a cardinal number (1 followed by nineteen zeros).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary惭补丑腻艣补峁卥丑补 (啶す啶距ざ啶權啶�):鈥攏. 1. a great conch-shell; 2. the temporal bone; forehead; 3. a particular high number;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shankha, Maha.
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