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Mahashabda, Ѳś岹, Maha-shabda: 11 definitions

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Mahashabda means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

The Sanskrit term Ѳś岹 can be transliterated into English as Mahasabda or Mahashabda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahashabda in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Ѳś岹 (महाशब्�) refers to a �(terrifying) noise�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Traksura�).—Accordingly, as Brahm narrated: “[...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Varṅgī was born making the gods miserable. O dear, the phenomena of three varieties indicating great calamity and terrifying the worlds occurred in the sky, heaven and earth. I shall narrate them. With a terrifying noise [i.e., ś岹], thunderbolts fell along with comets; shooting meteors rose up, making the world miserable. [...]�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahashabda in Yoga glossary
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Ѳś岹 (महाशब्�) refers to a “loud, terrifying sound�, according to the Brahmaymala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—Accordingly, [while describing a ṻ-󲹲Բ (foreceful practice)]: “[...] Hear what would transpire for him on the ninth day: A loud, terrifying sound (ś岹) arises in the hole, a sweet-smelling air is diffused [and] everywhere a shower of flowers. All the gods shake with fear, their eyes quivering. Aghorī's spirits appear in the clear of dawn by the thousands, of great majesty and deformed visage. [...]�

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahashabda in Mahayana glossary
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Ѳś岹 (महाशब्�) refers to a “loud sound�, according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavn said to the great Nga kings]: “Now I will teach the auspicious offering manual which can bring about any effect. This mantra is a unique hero, it will do any task. The wise and learned one should call it to mind only once in an elevated place. One should call it to mind in a loud voice and sound (ś岹). [...]

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Mahayana (महायान, yna) 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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.

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India history and geography

: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)

Ѳś岹 refers to “five great sounds� as mentioned in the “Grant of Rjarja I Devendravarman� (1077 A.D.). The possession of the five ś岹s, explained with reference to North Indian rulers as the enjoyment of five official desginations beginning with the word mahat and in regard to South Indian kings as the privilege of enjoying the sounds of five musical instruments, is usually associated with feudatories. Some early medieval South Indian dynasties, however, associated the privilege with imperial dignity and the claim of the Imperial Gaṅgas reminds us of a similar one on behalf of their western neighbours, the Eastern Chlukyas of Veṅgī.

These plates (mentioning Ѳś岹) were dug up from the fields of a village in the Bobbili Taluk of the Srikakulam District, Andhra. It records the grant of the village of Koḍila (Koḍili) in the Varhavarttanī-viṣaya, for the merit of the king and his parents.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Mah-ś岹.�(IE 8-2), cf. aśeṣa-ś岹 (EI 22), same as pañca-ś岹 (q. v.). Cf. paṭaha-ḍhakk-ś岹 (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXVI, p. 325). Note: -ś岹 is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahashabda in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ś岹 (महाशब्�).—m (S The great sound or noise.) A covert term for the cry of distress called ō.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahashabda in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ѳś岹 (महाशब्�).�a. making a loud sound, very noisy, boisterous.

Ѳś岹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and ś岹 (शब्द).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ѳś岹 (महाशब्�).�1. [masculine] loud sound.

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Ѳś岹 (महाशब्�).�2. [adjective] loud sounding.

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

1) Ѳś岹 (महाशब्�):—[=-ś岹] [from > mah] m. a gr° noise, loud sound, loud cry, [Mahbhrata; Kathsaritsgara]

2) [v.s. ...] the word , [Mahbhrata; Tithyditya]

3) [v.s. ...] any official title beginning with the word (5 such titles are enumerated), [Inscriptions; Rjataraṅgiṇī]

4) [v.s. ...] mf()n. very noisy or loud, [Kathsaritsgara]

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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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