Mahakricchra, Mahākṛcchra, Maha-kricchra: 5 definitions
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Mahakricchra 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.
Mahakricchra has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Mahākṛcchra can be transliterated into English as Mahakrcchra or Mahakricchra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Mahakrichchhra.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahākṛcchra (महाकृच्छ्र):—n. grosse Busse, als Beiw. Viṣṇu’s (daneben kṛcchra und atikṛcchra) [Mahābhārata 12, 12864.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahākṛcchra (महाकृच्छ्र):—n. grosse Kasteiung , als Beiname Viṣṇu's.
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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