Mahanayaka, Mahānāyaka, Maha-nayaka: 4 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahānāyaka (महानायक):—m. —
1) ein grosser Anführer , ein grosses Oberhaupt. [Journal of the American Oriental Society 6,548,3.4.] [Vāsavadattā 17,1.] —
2) ein grosser Mittelstein in einer Perlenschnur [Vāsavadattā 17,1.]
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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Partial matches: Nayaka, Maha.
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