Maharashtra, Maha-rashtra, 惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补: 22 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 can be transliterated into English as Maharastra or Maharashtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ).鈥�(c)鈥攁 southern kingdom.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 16. 57; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 45. 125.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Aspects of Bengal society: Ship-building and commerceMaharastra is the name of an ancient city mentioned by the author of the Kavikankan鈥檚 Chandik膩vya pp. 195-202.鈥擜ccordingly, after the performance of the usual ceremonies before sailing, the merchant Dhanapati passed the following places: [...]鈥攁ll by the side of the Ganges. Then he reached the very celebrated inland port of Bengal known as Saptagram near the Tribeni. The poet here incidentally praised this port and gave it a superiour place among the following ports and places: [e.g., Maharastra, etc...]. According to the poet the merchants of the above places visit Saptagram but the merchants of Saptagram do never visit those ports and places.
: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) is the name a locality mentioned in 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 10th-century K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩.鈥擨n ancient times it was called by Da峁嘾ak膩ranya. It is the M膩r膩th膩 country or the country watered by the upper God膩var墨 or the land lying between this river and the K峁涐梗峁嚹�.
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膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: eScholarship: Chapters 1-14 of the Hayasirsa Pancaratra惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) is the name of an ancient region, coming from there represents an undesirable characteristic of an 膧c膩rya, according to the 9th-century Haya艣墨r峁-pa帽car膩tra 膧dik膩峁囜笉a chapter 3.鈥擳he Lord said:鈥斺�淚 will tell you about the Sth膩pakas endowed with perverse qualities. He should not construct a temple with those who are avoided in this Tantra. [...] Nor originating in K膩mar奴pa or Kali峁単a, or K膩帽c墨, K膩艣m墨ra or Ko艣ala, nor one having bad behavior, bad company or come from 惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补. [...] A god enshrined by any of these named above (viz., 尘补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补), is in no manner a giver of fruit. If a building for Vi峁ａ箛u is made anywhere by these excluded types (viz., 尘补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补) then that temple will not give rise to enjoyment and liberation and will yield no reward, of this there is no doubt鈥�.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩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.
Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
: om.ru: Ashtavinayak (8 temples of Ganesha)Maharashtra refers to a state in central India.鈥擨n Maharashtra there are eight revered temples dedicated to Vinayaka (eight images of Ganapati). Among the many holy abodes of God Ganesha, these eight places are considered especially important and beneficial for fulfilling the desires of his devotees. Temples 鈥淎shta Vinayaka鈥� are located around Pune. Just as the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva and fifty-two Shakti Pithis Devi are considered sacred, so the eight self-manifested abodes of Ganesha are considered sacred.
Ganapatya (啶椸ぞ啶｀お啶む啶�, 驳腻峁嘺辫补迟测补) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Ganesha is revered and worshipped as the prime deity (ishta-devata). Being a minor though influential movement, Ganapatya evovled, llike Shaktism and Shaivism, as a separate movement leaving behind a large body of literature.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) is mentioned as the birth-place of 惭耻诲谤腻蝉辫丑辞峁璦鈥攐ne of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjik膩nity膩hnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the 峁峁璼膩hasrasa峁僪it膩.鈥擳hese sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine N膩thas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjik膩 Tantras.鈥敳殉芑灏宀醣璩蟠轻弓a is the Cary膩 name of this N膩tha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). He is associated withe with the birth-place known as 惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (alternatively, Ko峁璦ra).
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Indian Historical Quarterly Vol. 7惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) is the name of a country classified as both H膩di and K膩di (two types of Tantrik division), according to the 13th century Sammoha-tantra (fol. 7).鈥擳here are ample evidences to prove that the zone of heterodox Tantras went far beyond the natural limits of India. [...] The zones in the Sammoha-tantra [viz., 惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补] are here fixed according to two different Tantrik modes, known as K膩di and H膩di.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) (in Chinese: Mo-ho-lo-tch'a) refers to one of the fifty-five kingdoms enumerated in chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta-s奴tra, a large compilation of S奴tras (texts) in Mah膩y膩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 districts.鈥擨n 惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补, the following deities are appointed (among others): The Devaputra May奴rake艣a [?]; the Kinnara K峁Ｄ玶arasa [?] the Asura Nandiratna [?]; the Yak峁s Ajapada and Kun膩la; the Kumbh膩峁囜笉a Padmaka; the Goddess Varu峁嚹�.
惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) (in Chinese: Mo-ho-lo-tch'a) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with 惭峁沢补艣颈谤补蝉 or 惭峁沢补艣颈谤补蝉nak峁tra, as mentioned in chapter 18.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, 尘补丑腻y膩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帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) is the name of an ancient country, according to chapter 2.4 [补箩颈迟补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:鈥斺��'Then the King set out following the path of the cakra-jewel to the west, obscuring the sun by the dust of the army. [...]; making the 惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补s abandon their realms, like beggars in rags; [...] the King gradually arrived at the shore of the western ocean. After he had established camp, concentrating on Prabh膩sa, observing a three days鈥� fast, he began 辫补耻峁诲丑补 in the 辫补耻峁诲丑补-house. [...]鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Wisdom Library: India History惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) is the name of a country included within 顿补办峁峁嘺辫补迟丑补 which was situated to the south of the Vindhyas according to the Y膩davaprak膩艣a. Dak峁峁嚹乸atha is a place-name ending is patha mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by 艢r墨 Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 as included within 顿补办峁峁嘺辫补迟丑补 is also mentioned by R膩ja艣ekhara (fl. 10th century) in his K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 (chapter 17) who places 顿补办峁峁嘺辫补迟丑补 ahead of M膩hi峁at墨.
: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri鈥檚 Kuvalayamala-katha (history)惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) is the name of a country included in an international list of students participating in universities of ancient India, as depicted in the Kath膩s (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanas奴ri in his 8th-century Kuvalayam膩l膩 (a Prakrit Camp奴, similar to K膩vya poetry).鈥擯age 150.17 f. & 151.1-5: There is described an educational institution which included students from [e.g., 惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补] [...]. The courses of study comprised Vy膩kara峁嘺, Buddhism, S膩峁僰hya, Ny膩ya, Anek膩nta or Jaina and Lok膩yata or C膩rv膩ka philosophies. At another place (151.6-11) the prince came across persons who cultivated the seventy-two arts and sixty-four sciences, [...].
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尘补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ).鈥攏 m (S The great country.) The country of the Mara峁環as; bounded on the north by the Narmada river, on the south and east by the Carnatic and Telinga, and on the west by the ocean. 2 Used as a Relating to it--people, language, customs.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ).鈥�'the great kingdom', Name of a country in the west of India, the country of the Mar膩峁環膩s.
2) the people of 惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补; the Mar膩峁環膩s (pl.).
-峁ａ弓谤墨 Name of the principal Pr膩k峁泃a; dialect, the language of the people of the 惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补; cf. Da峁囜笉in:-啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶� 啶ぞ啶粪ぞ啶� 啶啶班啷冟し啷嵿啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶曕啶む 啶掂た啶︵啶� (尘补丑腻r膩峁ａ弓r膩艣ray膩峁� bh膩峁Ｄ佱箖 prak峁涐梗峁璦峁� pr膩k峁泃a峁� vidu岣�) 碍腻惫.1.34.
Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补岣� (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ啶�).
惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and 谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶班ぞ啶粪啶熰啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ).鈥攏.
(-峁ａ弓谤补峁�) A country in the west of India, that of the original Mahrattas. f. (-峁ａ弓谤墨) A dialect, Mahratta. E. 尘补丑腻 and 谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 kingdom.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ).鈥擺masculine] [plural] the Mahrattas; [feminine] 墨 the language of the [Middle]
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惭腻丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶ぞ啶灌ぞ啶班ぞ啶粪啶熰啶�).鈥擺feminine] 墨 belonging to the Mahrattas; [feminine] 墨 the [Middle] language.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-谤腻峁ａ弓谤补] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] m. [plural] the Mar膩峁環a people, commonly called Mahrattas, [Var膩ha-mihira; M膩rka峁囜笉eya-pur膩峁嘺] etc.
2) [=尘补丑腻-谤腻峁ａ弓谤补] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] n. a gr掳 kingdom, gr掳 country, ([especially]) the land of the Mar膩峁環as in the west of India, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of metre, [Colebrooke]
4) 惭腻丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶ぞ啶灌ぞ啶班ぞ啶粪啶熰啶�):鈥擺=尘腻丑腻-谤腻峁ａ弓谤补] [from 尘腻丑腻] mf(墨)n. ([from] 尘补丑腻-r) belonging to the Mar膩峁環as
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺尘补丑腻-谤腻峁ａ弓谤补] (峁ａ弓谤补峁�) 1. n. The Mahratta country. f. (峁ａ弓谤墨) Its dialect.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 惭补谤补丑补峁弓丑补.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (啶す啶距ぐ啶距し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ):鈥�(nm) the south-western Indian state comprising the marathi:-speaking areas of the country; ~[r膩峁ａ弓谤墨ya] belonging, pertaining or relating to Maharashtra.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 (嗖补嗖距舶嗖距卜喑嵿矡喑嵿舶):鈥�
1) [noun] a vast nation or country.
2) [noun] name of a state in Western India, having Mumbai as its capital.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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