Mahabhisheka, Mahābhiṣeka: 6 definitions

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Mahabhisheka means something in 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.

Mahabhisheka has 4 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Mahābhiṣeka can be transliterated into English as Mahabhiseka or Mahabhisheka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Mahābhiṣeka (महाभिषेक):—[(mahā + a)] m. feierliche Salbung [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 8, 14. 19.] Titel des [14ten] Lambaka im Kathāsaritsāgara [Kathāsaritsāgara][?1,8; vgl. Oxforder Handschriften 151,b.] Es ist demnach anugata [Kathāsaritsāgara 1, 8] in act. Bed. aufzufassen und pañcalambaka der Titel des [15ten] Lambaka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Mahābhiṣeka (महाभिषेक):—m.

1) eine feierliche Salbung. prayoga m. und vidhi m. [Classified index] —

2) Titel des 14ten Lambaka in [Kathāsaritsāgara]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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