Mahartha, 惭补丑腻谤迟丑补, Maha-artha: 12 definitions
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Mahartha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath腻sarits腻gara惭补丑腻谤迟丑补 (啶す啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ) was a leader of hosts of transcendent warriors (atiratha) in Sun墨tha and S奴ryaprabha鈥檚 army, according to the Kath腻sarits腻gara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in Sun墨tha鈥檚 army: 鈥�... And his ministers Prahasta and 惭补丑腻谤迟丑补 are leaders of hosts of transcendent warriors鈥�.
The story of 惭补丑腻谤迟丑补 was narrated by the Vidy腻dhara king Vajraprabha to prince Narav腻hanadatta in order to relate how 鈥淪奴ryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidy腻dharas鈥�.
The Kath腻sarits腻gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 惭补丑腻谤迟丑补, 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�.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram惭补丑腻谤迟丑补 (啶す啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ) refers to the 鈥済reat reality鈥�, according to the Khacakrapa帽cakastotra (鈥渉ymn to the five wheels of emptiness鈥�) by J帽腻nanetra, the founder of the Kashmiri K腻l墨krama.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚 bow to the Great Reality (尘补丑腻谤迟丑补), the venerable (goddess) Ma峁単al腻, she who is the mother of all things, the energy of 艢iva, the awesome power of consciousness. (I praise her) the great wave of the Great Reality filled with all things, (she who is) the light of the Inexplicable, the Sun, Moon and the Fire of (universal) destruction鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻kta) or Shaktism (艣腻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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva鈥檚 Pa眉macariu惭补丑腻谤迟丑补 (啶す啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ) participated in the war between 搁腻尘补 and 搁腻惫补峁嘺, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva鈥檚 Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺pur腻峁嘺) chapter 57ff. 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴 or 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular 搁腻尘补 story as known from the older work 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 (written by 痴腻濒尘墨办颈). Various chapters [mentioning 惭补丑腻谤迟丑补] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as 补办峁耻丑颈峁嚹玸) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmahartha (啶す啶班啶�).鈥�a Dear. 尘补丑补谤诲丑补迟腻 f Dearness; dearth.
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惭补丑腻谤迟丑补 (啶す啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ).鈥�a.
1) rich.
2) great, noble, dignified.
3) important, weighty.
4) significant.
惭补丑腻谤迟丑补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and artha (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻谤迟丑补 (啶す啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ).鈥攎fn.
(-谤迟丑补岣�-谤迟丑腻-谤迟丑补峁�) 1. Significant, meaning. 2. Great, dignified. m.
(-谤迟丑补岣�) A principal object. E. 尘补丑腻 and artha sense or object.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻谤迟丑补 (啶す啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ).鈥擨. m. a principal object. Ii. adj. 1. significant. 2. dignified.
惭补丑腻谤迟丑补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and artha (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻谤迟丑补 (啶す啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ).鈥擺masculine] great thing, important matter; adj. great, important, wealthy.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻谤迟丑补 (啶す啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ):鈥擺from 尘补丑腻 > mah] m. (丑腻谤) a gr掳 thing, a gr matter, [Dev墨P.]
2) [=尘补丑腻-rtha] [from 尘补丑腻谤迟丑补 > 尘补丑腻 > mah] weighty or important meaning, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] mf(腻)n. having large substance, rich, [Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻]
4) [v.s. ...] great, dignified, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] having gr掳 meaning, significant, important, weighty, [Mah腻b丑腻谤ata; 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺]
6) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a D腻nava, [Kath腻sarits腻gara]
7) [v.s. ...] n. = 尘补丑腻-bh腻峁a (q.v.), [Catalogue(s)]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻谤迟丑补 (啶す啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ):鈥擺尘补丑腻+rtha] (rtha岣�-rth腻-rtha峁�) a. Significant; great. m. Principal object.
[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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Starts with: Mahartha-mahamahattaka, Maharthaka, Maharthamanjari, Maharthaprakasha, Maharthashasanika, Maharthata, Maharthavant, Maharthavat.
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Advayavajra-samgraha (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri)
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 31 < [Volume 12 (1898)]
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
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Shringara-manjari Katha (translation and notes) (by Kumari Kalpalata K. Munshi)
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Principle of Shakti in Kashmir Shaivism (Study) (by Nirmala V.)
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