Mahahamsa, Mahāhaṃsa, Maha-hamsa: 4 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahāhaṃsa (महाहंस):—[(ma + haṃsa)] m. der grosse Haṃsa (s. d.), Beiname Viṣṇu’s [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 72.] [Mahābhārata 12, 12864.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 5, 28.] [PAÑCAR. 4, 3, 7.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahāhaṃsa (महाहंस):—m. Beiname Viṣṇu's.
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Starts with: Mahahamsa Jataka.
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