Mahakesha, Mahākeśa, Maha-kesha: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mahākeśa can be transliterated into English as Mahakesa or Mahakesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahākeśa (महाकेश):—[(ma + keśa)] adj. starkes Haar habend: Śiva [Mahābhārata 13, 1202.] kośa v.l.
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Mahākeśa (महाकेश):—[(ma + kośa)]
1) m. Beiname Śiva’s (der Grosshodige) [Mahābhārata 13, 1202] (Lesart des Scholiasten st. keśa) . —
2) f. ī a) Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Kumārasaṃbhava 6, 33.] — b) Nomen proprium der Schutzgöttin der Mataṅgaja [Oxforder Handschriften 19,a,43.] mahākāśī v.l.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahākeśa (महाकेश):—Adj. starkes Haar habend (Śiva).
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LV - Description of the Geographical situations of the different countries of the earth < [Agastya Samhita]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 9 - Śiva’s campaign < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 33 - March of The Victorious Lord Śiva < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 40 - The Marriage Procession of Śiva < [Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 103 - The glory of Śakti (pārvatī-vivāha) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 65 - Thousand names of Śiva (Rudra-sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 72 - Construction of Rudra’s chariot < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 26 - The Marriage of Hara and Gaurī Celebrated < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]