Mahakaccha, Mahākaccha, Maha-kaccha: 8 definitions
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Mahakaccha means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
Mahakaccha has 6 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Mahakachchha.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahākaccha (महाकच्छ):—[(ma + ka] Ufer) m.
1) das Meer [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 165] (wo mahākaccho dārado zu lesen ist). [Medinīkoṣa ch. 6.] [Hārāvalī 56.] —
2) der Gott des Meeres, Varuṇa [Medinīkoṣa] —
3) Berg [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahākaccha (महाकच्छ):—1. m. eine hohe Cedrela Toona [Mahābhārata 1,70,21.]
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Mahākaccha (महाकच्छ):—2. m. —
1) das Meer. —
2) der Gott des Meeres , Varuṇa. —
3) Berg.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 3: Ṛṣabha’s life as a chadmastha < [Chapter III]
Part 4: Founding of Vidyādhara cities < [Chapter III]
Part 6: Continuation of Ṛṣabha’s life as a sādhu < [Chapter III]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 4 - The miraculous history of Ṛṣabha < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)