Mahabhishava, Mahābhiṣava, Maha-abhishava: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mahābhiṣava can be transliterated into English as Mahabhisava or Mahabhishava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahābhiṣava (महाभिषव):—[(mahā + a)] m. die grosse Kelterung des Soma (neben upāṃśvabhiṣava) [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 749, 8. fgg. 750, 5. fgg.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahābhiṣava (महाभिषव):—m. die grosse Kelterung des Soma [Āpastamba’s Śrautasūtra 13,10,5.]
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Partial matches: Abhishava, Maha.
Full-text: Abhishava.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa IV, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Fourth Kāṇḍa]
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The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Chapter 5 - Summary and Conclusion
Part 5.2: Morning Soma pressing (prātaḥsavana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
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