Mahata, 惭补丑补迟腻: 9 definitions

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1. Purana
India history
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1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Nepali
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Mahata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Mahata (啶す啶�) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. XIV.8.17, XIV.8) 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 Mahata) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

India history and geography

: Wisdom Library: India History

Mahata (or, 惭补丑补迟腻) refers to one of the 84 castes (gaccha) in the Jain community according to local Deccan tradition. The Jain caste and sub-caste system was a comparatively later development within their community, and it may have arisen from the ancient classification of 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 碍峁迟谤颈测补, 痴补颈艣测补 and 艢奴诲谤补. Before distinction of these classes (such as Mahata), the society was not divided into distinct separate sections, but all were considered as different ways of life and utmost importance was attached to individual chartacter and mode of behaviour.

According to Dr. Vilas Adinath Sangava, 鈥�Jainism does not recognise castes (viz., Mahata) as such and at the same time the Jaina books do not specifically obstruct the observance of caste rules by the members of the Jaina community. The attitude of Jainism towards caste is that it is one of the social practices, unconnected with religion, observed by people; and it was none of its business to regulate the working of the caste system鈥� ().

The legendary account of the origin of these 84 Jain castes (e.g., Mahata) relate that once a rich Jain invited members of the Jain community in order to establish a 惫补颈艣测补-尘补丑腻蝉补产丑腻 (i.e. Central Association of Traders). In response, 84 representatives came from different places, and they were later seen as the progenitors of these castes. Various sources however mention differences in the list.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

惭补丑补迟腻.鈥�(EI 32), the same as Mahattaka, Mahattara or Mahattama. Cf. Mahato. Note: 尘补丑补迟腻 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mah膩ta (啶す啶距い) [or 啶�, da].鈥攎 (尘补丑腻尘腻迟谤补 S through H) An elephant-driver or elephant-keeper.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

mah膩ta (啶す啶距い) [-da, -啶.鈥�m An elephant-driver.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 惭补丑补迟腻 (啶す啶むぞ):鈥擺=尘补丑补-迟腻] [from maha > mah] f. greatness, mightiness, [Ch膩ndogya-upani峁d]

2) 惭腻丑补迟补 (啶ぞ啶灌い):鈥�mfn. ([from] mahat) [gana] 耻迟蝉腻诲颈

3) n. greatness [gana] 辫峁泃丑惫-腻诲颈.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

惭补丑补迟腻 (啶す啶むぞ):鈥攏. pl. of 啶す啶む [mahato]

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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.

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