Mahashva, 惭补丑腻艣惫补, Maha-ashva: 5 definitions
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Mahashva means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 惭补丑腻艣惫补 can be transliterated into English as Mahasva or Mahashva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia惭补丑腻艣惫补 (啶す啶距ざ啷嵿さ).鈥擜 King celebrated in the Pur膩峁嘺s. Mah膩bh膩rata, Sabh膩 Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 19 says that this King now lives in Yama鈥檚 assembly.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra惭补丑腻艣惫补 (啶す啶距ざ啷嵿さ) refers to a 鈥済reat steed鈥�, according to Mah膩辫谤补箩帽腻p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter 4).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸Question: Why is the Buddha called Arhat?]鈥擺Answer]: Ara means enemy (ari) and hat means to kill (han). The expression therefore means 鈥榢iller of enemies鈥�. Some stanzas say: 鈥楾he Buddha has patience (办峁Ｄ乶迟颈) as his armor (varman), Energy (惫墨谤测补) as his helmet (艣墨谤峁办补), Discipline (艣墨濒补) as his great steed (尘补丑腻艣惫补), Dhy膩na as his bow (dhanus), Wisdom (辫谤补箩帽腻) as his arrows (艣补谤补). Outwardly, he destroys the army of M膩ra (尘腻谤补蝉别苍补). Inwardly, he destroys the passions (办濒别艣补), his enemies. He is called Arhat. [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻艣惫补 (啶す啶距ざ啷嵿さ):鈥擺from mah膩 > mah] m. (丑腻艣) Name of a man, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mahashvagandha, Mahashvagandha, Mahashvagandhaghrita, Mahashvagandhaghrita, Mahashvapati, Mahashvari, Mahashvasa, Mahashvasadhanika, Mahashvasakuthara, Mahashvasasarin, Mahashvashal-adhikrita, Mahashvashala.
Full-text: Mahashvashala, Dhanus, Varman, Shirshaka, Ari, Cara, Shala.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Part 3 - Why is the Buddha called Arhat < [Chapter IV - Explanation of the Word Bhagavat]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section VIII < [Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva]
Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature (by S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya)
Musical instruments according to Magha < [Chapter 3 - Musical Instruments of India (with reference to Sanskrit literary sources)]